Pesticides facts
Why are pesticides important?
They help farmers grow more food on less land by protecting crops from pests, diseases and weeds as well as raising productivity per hectare.
how can pesticides improve farming?
They increase crop yields,improve the quality of the crops, reduce labor cost, and prevent food contamination.
How do pesticides affect farmers?
Farmers' work can expose them to high volumes of chemicals. This working environment threatens their health.
why do we use pesticides
To make sure that pests don’t eat the crops.
How do pesticides affect food preservation?
They increase the amount of usable food.
Do pesticides harm animals?
If the label instructions are followed then no
What percentage of crops are sprayed with pesticides, 70%, 85%, or 95%?
95%
How do pesticides lower food prices?
There are less crop damages when using pesticides which makes the prices decrease.
What is one risk of pesticides?
Affect the nervous system, other may irritate the skin and eyes
What is the biggest pesticide company?
Syngenta is the world's leading pesticide company by revenue.
What are pesticides' biggest benefit?
Pesticides help to control pest and disease carriers
What's the biggest negative about pesticides?
Health problems including cancer,birth defects, reproductive harm, immunotoxicity, neurological and developmental toxicity, and disruption of the endocrine system.
Who regulates pesticides and the uses of them?
The EPA
Do pesticides make foods last longer?
Pesticides may improve the quality, safety, and shelf-life of certain foods.
how many people are killed each year from pesticides?
200,000