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Should farmers be allowed to use pesticides and artificial fertilizers?
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What is the working capital required by the farmer using modern farming methods?
Farmers may need HYV seeds fertilizers, pump sets, pesticides, electricity etc
How can globalization negatively affect American farmers and rsquo health?
Answer this question… By pressuring farmers to use dangerous pesticides to compete on a global scale
Why don't poor farmers use the machinery and fertilizers of Green Revolution farming?
They could not afford them: )_____novanet!
What is an effect of farm subsidies that pay farmers to take land out of cultivation?
Farmers use more pesticides on lands they do cultivate to make up for lost production.
Why do Apple farmers purchase bees?
Apple farmers need bees to pollinate their apple trees. Where bees have been eradicated by pesticides, more bees, or hand pollination, are necessary for the trees to bear fruit.
Why do farmers borrow money from the money lenders?
farmers have to borrow money to purchase seeds,fertilizers and pesticides.
Why do farmers in Egypt have to use artificial fertilizers?
Because they cant use sand.
Water pollution can be cause by pesticides and BLANK used on farms?
Fertilizers. Farmers put fertilizers on their crops and then the fertilizer can get washed into the ground or into a nearby river therefore polluting it.
Why do farmers use artificial fertilizers?
So that their crops grow better. But, some fertilizers make it harder for microorganisms in the soil to produce nutrients naturally.
How can you prevent pollution in yamuna?
· Switch to organic or biological farming methods · Curtail the use of pesticides and fertilizers. · Persuade polluting farmers to use pesticides in such a manner that it does not enter surface water
What is a chemical other than water or fertilizers that farmers might add to crops to improve yield?
various plant hormones and pesticides
How do farmers treat their soil?
In terms of attitude, they treat their soil with respect. If you mean in terms of chemicals, they treat their soil with fertilizers and pesticides.
What is the difference between normal cotton and organic cotton?
The only difference - is that the organic cotton has been grown without the use of artificial pesticides etc. Farmers have used natural products (eg natural fertilizers) to aid growth, and using other insects to keep pests under control rather than use manufactured pesticides.
Why do farmers use chemicals?
Chemical fertilizers and herbicides cost money. Spraying the edge of a field where the crops are not growing would be a waste of resources. In the case of fertilizers, spraying the edge of the field would benefit only the growth of natural weeds and hedgerows.
What is the working capital required by the farmer using modern farming methods?
Farmers may need HYV seeds fertilizers, pump sets, pesticides, electricity etc
How is organic food produced?
Making organic meat involves feeding the animals natural products, and other things that dont have chemicals in them. Animals that produce the Non-organic meat are often fed things like grain or feed enhanced with chemicals that can make them sick or unhealthy.
Should farmers use artificial fertilizers which in fact can cause pollution?
yes, unless you believe 3 billion people deserve to starve to death
