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Paper No.: 628 Received: 07-04-2017 Accepted: 10-11-2017
ABSTRACT
In developing country like India, a marketable surplus of agriculture is the most important factor which influences the economic development of a country. To meet the demands of agriculture goods adequately and to feed the increasing population, the phenomenon of Green Revolution came into existence. Green Revolution, allowed developing countries like India to overcome continual food scarcity by producing more food and other agricultural products by using high-yielding varieties of seeds, modifying farm equipment, and substantially increasing use of chemical fertilizers. For an optimum production of agriculture produce and to feed the growing population, application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides has become necessary. Such type of agriculture practices allowed growth and sustainability of food grains but at the same time have the major impact on the environment and human health. This article provides a sketch of effects of chemical fertilizers and pesticides on human health and environment.
Highlights
* Application of chemical fertilizers, pesticides have boomed in the agricultural land after green revolution.
* Application of chemical fertilizers, pesticides have negative effect on human health and environment.
Keywords: Green revolution, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, environment, human health.
A goal of agriculture is to meet the present food need of the society with the surplus amount of availability for exporting and future purposes. For increasing agricultural production and productivity, use of chemical inputs such as pesticides has increased. Pesticides are chemical substances that are meant to kill pests. In general, a pesticide is a chemical or a biological agent such as a virus, bacterium, antimicrobial, or disinfectant that deters, incapacitates, kills, pests. It is commonly used to eliminate or control a variety of agricultural pests that can damage crops and livestock and reduce farm productivity. Pesticides have proved to be a boon for the farmers as well as people all around the world by increasing agricultural yield. Basically, the input of pesticides in Indian agriculture increases after the announcement of Green Revolution which in turn helps our country to fight the major problem of food crises. Although the application of pesticides serves as a boon but also had a long term negative effect of harming the environment and human health. Currently, India is the largest producer of pesticides...