The relationship between agricultural practices and their impact on the environment is a critical concern in contemporary society. One of the primary aspects that significantly affects our environment is the use of pesticides, including herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and rodenticides. Pesticides, while designed to control pests...
Pesticides constitute a heterogeneous category of chemicals specifically designed for preventing; destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest.1 the broad term of pesticides includes both herbicides and insecticides. Pesticide describes hundreds of synthetic and naturally occurring chemicals designed or naturally produced to deter insects and other...
Land Cover and the Need for Introduction of MTS The total Agricultural land area of Ghana as at 2012 stood at 14,038,224 hectares, out of which 7,847,300 hectares is under cultivation (MOFA/SRID, 2013). The population of the country keeps increasing at an alarming rate of...
An ever growing controversial topic is the use of pesticides. I choose this topic because of my interest in the environment and my lack of knowledge on this particular issue. Pesticides have been getting more and more attention and the possible impacts on the environment...
Agent Orange in Crops In the latest herbicide revival, a contaminate found in Agent Orange,2,4-d, has been found in the latest creation by the Dow pesticide company, as well as Monsanto. This is causing up rise in American farmers, EPA, and health advocates. The concern...
There are many birds, animals, and insects which are a joy to the gardener both in their beauty and in the help they give us in the garden. But there are also many which are pests and which can ruin a beautiful garden. Life would...
