Pesticides
Pesticides are substances that are meant to control pests. The term pesticide includes all of the following: herbicide, insecticides (which may include insect growth regulators, termiticides, etc.) nematicide, molluscicide, piscicide, avicide, rodenticide, bactericide, insect repellent, animal repellent, antimicrobial, and fungicide. The most common of these are herbicides which account for approximately 80% of all pesticide use. Most pesticides are intended to serve as plant protection products (also known as crop protection products), which in general, protect plants from weeds, fungi, or insects. As an example - The fungus Alternaria is used to combat the Aquatic weed, Salvinia. In general, a …
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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 11 May 2024 English
When: 11 May and 12 October 2024 Theme: The importance of insects for migratory birds Official website: https://www.worldmigratorybirdday.org/
routes threaten bird survival and well-being. Pesticides and herbicides designed to protect crops harm … conservation measures. This includes reducing the use of pesticides and fertilisers, and where possible, switching …
ICRIER: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations · 2 May 2024 English
In this context, the objective of the present study is to estimate the harvest and postharvest losses of wheat, paddy, maize, and soybean in India and to trace the determinants …
about modern storage facilities, the nature of pesticides and chemicals used to protect the grains, including … Pradesh has increased due to higher requirement of pesticides for more frequent pest attacks. Also, incessant … availability, intense use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides, and marketing support in the form of assured …
RIS: Research and Information System for Developing Countries · 26 April 2024 English
continued dialogue and concerted the importance of ASEAN-India The seminar served as a platform action are essential to strengthen Millet Festival, ASEAN-India for robust deliberations, fostering the ASEAN-India relationship for …
enabling agencies to work closely fertilisers, pesticides, etc and access regional countries. with emerging …
IATP: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy · 25 April 2024
government agencies have done exactly what big agribusiness has asked them to do and told them to do.” Henry Miller, formerly head of biotechnology at FDA As quoted in The …
legal action when needed Experts on GMOs and pesticides & their regulation Freese W. & Schubert D. …
RIS: Research and Information System for Developing Countries · 25 April 2024 English
Emerging Scenario and the Need for Renewed Attention to the Agriculture Sector in the BIMSTEC Region In spite of its declining share in the GDP, agriculture continues to remain a …
secondary food processing. Chemical fertilisers and pesticides intensive agriculture and their chemical residues … train is the unregulated use of fertilisers and pesticides. Cancer train is only one of the signals of a … substitute which requires minimal or no use of pesticides, many are also vouching for organic and natural … aflatoxin, pesticides, contaminants or antibiotics etc. With regards to residues of pesticides and antibiotics … are providing planting materials, fertilizer, pesticides and education interventions. Therefore, Farmers …
World Bank Group · 25 April 2024 English
Activities that support production or trade in pesticides / herbicides subject to international phase …
World Bank Group · 25 April 2024 English
soil erosion, environmental contamination with pesticides; (iii) small scale construction wastes, erosion … machinery, exposure to hazardous chemicals and pesticides, construction traffic hazards, exposure to electrical … water bodies, environmental contamination with pesticides, environmental pollution with empty pesticide … impacts to protected areas, the procurement of pesticides, discharge of untreated wastewater, harvesting … environmental contamination with pesticides and empty pesticides containers, and air emissions from …
RIS: Research and Information System for Developing Countries · 24 April 2024 English
continued dialogue and concerted the importance of ASEAN-India The seminar served as a platform action are essential to strengthen Millet Festival, ASEAN-India for robust deliberations, fostering the ASEAN-India relationship for …
enabling agencies to work closely fertilisers, pesticides, etc and access regional countries. with emerging …
GFATM: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria · 24 April 2024 English
Grant Funds means the funds specified in a Grant Confirmation, which the Global Fund, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Agreement, agrees to make available …
regulations, this should include accidents that involve pesticides and have an actual or potential negative impact …
World Bank Group · 24 April 2024 French
MG-UCP-328893-CS-CQS / S ensibilisation sur la gestion d es pesticides et les principes de "one health" IDA / 70730 …
