It would therefore be expected that farmers with higher levels of education would be more likely to implement pesticide use reduction.
The problem is extremely complex and its mitigation will require extensive preventative measures such as sewage processing plants and natural pesticide use, among others.
The former allow farmers to increase herbicide applications without risking damage to their crops, while the latter run the risk of creating pesticide immune pests.
Pleiotropy and the evolution of genetic systems conferring resistance to pesticides.
The size of this voluntary reduction has generated more research into the almond industry's pesticide use records than any other commodity46-48.
Farmers were not only losing their share, but the water quality was also deteriorating every year due to the increasing use of pesticides.
The chapter is quite ambitious in its attempt to review pesticide effects on soil components and discusses their influence on soil function.
Positive significant shares of soybeans, sugarcane, tobacco, cotton, and fruits18 suggest higher pesticide usage on most of the major cash crops for export.
