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A critical look at the cotton industry in India. Multinational companies are involved in promoting the extensive use of pesticides, many of which are banned in the western world. The bleaching and dyeing...
Between the late 70s and 1982 British farmers were forced by law to treat their cows for warble fly with an organophosphate called phosmet. Seeing how his own organically reared cows never developed BSE, but...
Looks at current developments in agricultural biotechnology and interviews scientific and industrial experts who explain how current research will benefit both producer and consumer.
Looks at good practice when using the gas phosphine to fumigate durable products in hot climates. Intended for use as a training aid to inform both pest control personnel and their managers about safe and...
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Investigates links between increasing rates of breast cancer in the UK and the pesticide Lindane.
Looks at the controversy surrounding the use of Alar on apples as an example of public anxiety about chemicals and food.
Food production is a highly technical business. This programme looks at long-term sustainability in farming. Looks at the basic scientific principles of plant growth - the balance between nutrient and energy...
Questions the efficiency of chemical pesticides, which are revealed to be expensive, environmentally unfriendly and ineffective. Reviews the development of biological pest control, looking at current...
Every day we take for granted hundred of chemicals in our homes while perhaps deploring the use of pesticides by farmers. The benefits that chemicals bring are not totally without risk. It is up to us...
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