Pesticides: a two-edged sword

Insects, diseases, and weeds account for 40% of the annual crop and harvest losses in the ACP countries. But the use of pesticides, the most commonly adopted remedy against these scourges, has its dangers both for man and environment The only way to...

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Formato: News Item
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1989
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44994
Descripción
Sumario:Insects, diseases, and weeds account for 40% of the annual crop and harvest losses in the ACP countries. But the use of pesticides, the most commonly adopted remedy against these scourges, has its dangers both for man and environment The only way to...