Youth Must Educate Farmers About Adverse Effects Of Pesticides

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Peshawar: The use of pesticides is indeed a compulsion but they should be used according to the instructions of agricultural experts to reduce their toxic effects on human health, stated Agricultural University Peshawar (AUP) Vice Chancellor Dr Jahan Bakht.

Addressing a one-day training workshop on ‘Challenges and Environmental Impacts of Sustainable Agriculture, Pesticide Use, and Human Health’, Dr Jahan further said that indiscriminate use of pesticides has significantly increased environmental pollution besides causing an increase in cancer.

The experts taught the students and young scientists the different ways of using pesticides on crops, fruits and herbs so it is their responsibility to teach the same to the farmers and the public so as to minimize the risks associated with pesticides, Vice Chancellor asserted.

Dr Bakht urged youth, especially participants in the workshop, to also educate the poor farmers in their respective areas about the negative impact of pesticides as taught to them during their studies and during the workshop.

The workshop was organised by AUP on the instructions of the Higher Education Green Youth Movement.