WU:SMJ:24th June: Poison On Our Plate?

For decades our food and water have been contaminated by powerful, harmful pesticides which have been promoted as necessary for better agricultural output. But the reality is that we don't need pesticides for better yield, and their use is not only deadly for health but results in expensive farming methods. The solution is to adopt organic farming, which is possible and profitable, as the state of Sikkim has shown.
Food, the source of nutrition, is actually the carrier of many chemicals because of the rampant use of pesticides down the decades. Farmers themselves have realized this, and many farmers in various places all over India are cultivating two sets of crops -- the majority for sale and a smaller amount for their own family's consumption.
In Punjab, which takes up 25 per cent of the country's pesticide usage, the link between pesticides and disease is strong and the 'cancer train' is only one indication. The unrestrained use of pesticides has resulted in farmers being caught in debt traps, and entire swathes of the population riddled with grave health issues.
Pests are one of the biggest threats to our foodgrain crops. The use of pesticides, while it gets rid of the pests themselves, results in higher farming costs and severe damage to our health. The way out is to use natural methods such as pheromone traps and yellow traps, which are cheap and effective.

Farmers all over the country are turning to organic cultivation, and they have no regrets about doing so. Hukumchand, who hails from Manpura village, says that output has increased after organic methods were adopted, and with only a little more effort
Organic farming has been adopted and thrives in an entire state of India -- Sikkim, with a ban on chemical fertilizers and pesticides, andspread of awareness about organic farming. It is possible and profitable for the whole country to follow suit.
 A range of inexplicable diseases made Dr Mohan Kumar realize that something strange was going on in Kasargod.

Edited by poojawal_Pooja_ - 11 years ago

thanks a lot for the update...
wow didnt know tat organic methods yield more than chemicals...

This is just one truth of the food that have been shown. What about other part where the so called designated substances in west are used as the main ingredients in some of the products in name of the ayurvedic product. Silica and lead is the prime ingredients for many of the ayurvedic products in India. 🤢 Edited by BHAVI1972 - 11 years ago

Thnx for the update