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.
This paper uses a human rights lens to address the neglected issue of highly hazardous pesticide exposure and poisoning in children, both globally and in India specifically.
This paper provides a systematic review of poisoning cases and deaths in India between 1999 and 2018. The study found that pesticide poisoning was a major cause of death.
Evidence shows that effective pesticide regulation can dramatically reduce the number of non-farm suicides taking place in India, while simultaneously improving public health, farmer incomes, and the environment.
This paper summarises the pesticide bans and restrictions that have been implemented to date by the central and state governments in India. It explores how they might relate to changes in rates of both pesticide suicides and suicides from all methods.