Pesticide poisoning in India: prevalence, challenges & opportunities
Professor Michael Eddleston explores the problem of pesticide poisoning in India and the challenges and opportunities for tackling the issue.
Professor Michael Eddleston explores the problem of pesticide poisoning in India and the challenges and opportunities for tackling the issue.
CPSP Project & Policy Officer Dhannya V. Sasi reflects on a recent visit to Andhra Pradesh and her interactions with the farmers abandoning chemical pesticides in favour of natural farming practices.
This study aimed to understand the challenges and barriers in treatment seeking for victims of pesticide poisoning in rural India from key stakeholders’ perspective. The study was undertaken by Emmanuel Hospital Association.
This policy brief examines the existing law and policy framework in India. It outlines the powers of the states to reduce pesticide-related harms. ...
The Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention (CPSP) has recently appointed three new Project & Policy Officers, significantly expanding its presence in India....
A unique community based project that engaged rural communities in India in prevention of pesticide suicide has come to a successful end.
This paper provides an evaluation of the Andhra Pradesh Community-managed Natural Farming (APCNF) programme in south India. The study found that moves to transition farms in an Indian state to organic farming practices have reduced pesticide use among farmers.
Moves to transition farms in an Indian state to organic practices have reduced pesticide use among farmers, an evaluation of the programme has shown.
This paper examines the impact of bans on 14 highly hazardous pesticides, introduced by the State of Kerala, India, in 2011, on crop production. The study found no evidence that the Keralan bans had any negative effect on agricultural yield and food production.
New research from the Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention has found that bans on toxic pesticides in the State of Kerala, India, have had no adverse impact on agriculture and food production.