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Searching with a thematic focus on Agricultural policy, Agriculture and food, Agriculture inputs, inputs pesticides, Technology and innovation in agriculture

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    Organic: to combat pesticide residues

    Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 2004
    This paper analyses the use of fertilisers and pesticides within Indian agriculture, discussing the comparative advantages of organic farming as an alternative method of agricultural production. It draws attention to the fact that high doses of chemical fertilisers and pesticides are causing severe environmental and health hazards, including the contamination of ground water.
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    Bt cotton benefits, costs and impacts in China

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2003
    This paper provides a follow up study, 2000/1, of the effect of Bt cotton adoption in China, 1999.Main findings include:the production Bt cotton has positive crop yield impacts, shifting the crop yield frontier by nearly 10 percentBt cotton farmers increased their incomes by reducing use of pesticides and labour inputsBt cotton continues to have positive environmental and health
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    Banning pesticides: about time?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003
    The pesticide industry’s global Safe Use campaign has reportedly produced a dramatic decline in pesticide-related health and environmental problems in Guatemala. Does the campaign live up to its claims or is it undermining effective pesticide hazard reduction?
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    Poisonous pesticides: reducing risks for developing country farmers

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003
    Pesticides poison tens of millions of people in the developing world each year. Is this because farmers do not follow instructions? Could dangerous pesticide use be reduced without affecting food security? How can regulatory frameworks be tightened and safety awareness increased?
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    Farm pesticide, rice production, and human health

    IDRC Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia, 2000
    Analyses both positive and negative impacts of farm pesticide use on rice production and farmer’s health.