The ecological cost of pesticides

Crop protection chemicals have become inseparable from modern agriculture. From cotton belts to vegetable clusters, pesticides are widely used to secure crop yields, protect quality and stabilise farm incomes. For decades, the policy conversation has focused mainly on how much pesticide was being applied and whether it was enough to prevent crop loss. Today, a more complex and uncomfortable question is emerging: what is the ecological price of this protection and who ultimately pays for it? N...

By none@none.com (Manan Aslam)