use of pestisides

> kill pest/insects that harm crops > less crops lost due to death of pests > higher yield per ha. > increase income >increase in SOL.

> kill pest/insects that harm crops > more resistant pest > research in labs to produce more effective pestisides(cycle)

> poisoned water in padi > need to buy pesticides >chemical industry has more jobs created > decrease in unemployment rates

> poisoned water in padi > various types of pestisides created in market > lower cost of pesticides

> poisoned water in padi > fish in padi dies > farmer has one less source for income + less food to feed family(subsistence)

> poisoned water in padi > flows into river > affects the eco-system and marine life > fishes become poisonous > less food for people + people die from poison + decrease in fishermen

> buffaloes drink the water in padi and walking in it > poison in water causes diseases like mouth diseases

>use of pesticides > uneducated farmers unable to carry out safety steps due to unability to read labels > leads to deaths/sickness/side-effects > 80% of deaths due to pesticides > occur in developing countries(third-world)