Excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides is a major problem in China.Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Soil and Fertilizer Institute data show that Chinese provinces half of the average amount of nitrogen exceeds the upper limit of 225 kg internationally recognized / ha.Indiscriminate use of pesticides will not only affect soil quality, can also lead to food safety issues, such as the recent discovery of Chinese herbal medicines on the excessive pesticide residues. Today, China seems excessive reliance on pesticides in agriculture, this phenomenon is worrying.Last year, the Ministry of Agriculture Xu told chinadialogue interview, said: "Farmers are always free to use pesticides. Using a standard developed by the Ministry of Agriculture, however, if the standard specifies use of a cap, the farmers in order to ensure the effect is often used three bottles cover. "Although the villages are agricultural technology office, but Xu said there was no way to monitor the behavior of farmers. Greenpeace " Who incorrigible drug"project three Yaonong conducted case studies found that the deep-rooted problems, the need for farmers to be better educated to understand the dangers of pesticides and other environmental-friendly solutions. Leaves large mother : Hill East Pingyi County gold silverflower seed planting households like this with a lot of growers, like honeysuckle, leaves nor Aunt literacy. Asked how to treat powdery mildew, she took out a bottle from the basket carbendazim. She took a bottle of pesticide in accordance shapes and colors, not crowded on the label instructions. Shandong Pingyi honeysuckle leaf growers Aunt for pesticide use, pesticide shop always listen to suggestions. May Speaking highly toxic highly toxic pesticides banned, and spraying time protection, leaves Aunt totally unaware. Ye aunt said she always listened to the recommendations of the pharmacy clerk, but no one told her what pesticides are highly toxic, to avoid skin contact. In her opinion, gloves, masks protective measures are unnecessary. To her knowledge, there is no law prohibiting the use of pesticides, so these pesticides must be safe. However, her hands holding omethoate, it is banned pesticides. Ye do not think Aunt own vegetable garden and the fields are separated honeysuckle, both sides also used the same kind of pesticides. She thought there would be no pesticide residues Cook wash it. She carefully protected only domesticated chickens. She felt more susceptible to pesticides affect chicken, so the chicken coop with a fenced up, try to avoid pesticide spill into chickens. But to fight drugs, she did not stop 8-year-old grandson playing in the fields Kobayashi: Yunnan Wenshan City on March growers have little expensive kind thirty-seven 2078's time. Like a lot of people like the village, kind thirty-seven is his sister and the only source of income. All kinds throughout the Wenshan Panax, every household has a lot of a few acres thirty-seven fields. Panax planting costly, requires a lot of manpower. First, Panax must be planted in the "virgin", and that is to be set-aside in 2023 to plant again. Secondly, have to put on airs intercropping other crops, to thirty-seven shade. These will have to spend a lot of manpower. Yunnan Wenshan City on March Kobayashi growers are spraying pesticides, to fight drugs when they do not have basic protection, and even direct hand in the pesticide tank mix drugs. Women generally do the picking work, while men are responsible for planting in January. Thirty-seven susceptible to insect pests, so farmers are used to a variety of pesticides mixes mixed. Little expensive, said he would use during the planting carbofuran, phorate other herbs strong pesticides. These medicinal underground to kill pests are sprinkled directly on the soil. Also in conjunction with other pesticides, generally play once a week, twice a week during the rainy season then. Nobody says little expensive taught him how medication, he is on my own. Small expensive these pesticides do not know the health risks. So he and his brother mix drugs, fight drugs, few take protective measures. Little expensive brother, said tank mix drugs in medicine will feel lightheaded, but the village people do not wear masks or gloves, they are true. Small of your daughter now in fourth grade, the weekend will be helped to the fields weeding or catch a vole. Small expensive year-old son also likes to play the field. Family and child care will be exposed to pesticides. Spray finished drugs, they just wash your hands and clothes with detergent. You are a small business, where to buy pesticides from herbs, they never bother him how to use. Little said he did not know the herbs will be sold where. Uncle Lee: Shandong Pingyi honeysuckle growers met Uncle Lee each beekeeper, will be referred to pesticides, when asked what he intends to fight drugs. This is because Uncle Lee's honeysuckle in the bee farm field next to the bees are very sensitive to pesticides. Bees are generally active during the day, so Lee is 18:00 uncle after fight drugs, and try farther away from the hive. Shandong Pingyi honeysuckle growers Li uncle said, pesticide residues is a fuss, just wash once put pesticides rain washed away, even if it does not rain, there is no residue of twenty-three days. Uncle Lee family generations are kind of honeysuckle, can remember, he began to do this. Honeysuckle is a perennial plant that he play at least twice a year drug: once by the end of March honeysuckle began to germinate at a time when the bloom is May. He is generally used omethoate and carbendazim, flowering higher concentration of pesticides used. This time the bees are more active and therefore more vulnerable to the impact of pesticides. Within one week after flowering, Lee uncle will be picking. Uncle Lee believes that the rain can wash away the residue of pesticides, it does not rain, over two or three days have gone their own pesticides. We showed him a mask and gloves, he hesitated, and said farmers have long been accustomed pesticides, and without special protection. Wear these people feel cumbersome. Mentioned home honeysuckle, Lee uncle proudly. He told us that the most authentic honeysuckle here, the country's largest drugstore honeysuckle are produced here. Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine and other large companies do not buy directly from the hands of Uncle Lee honeysuckle, but from middlemen purchase. So Uncle Lee did not know his last in the end sold honeysuckle Who. Brokers do not care about the use of pesticides, they look at the time of purchase the color and quality of honeysuckle.Translation: Kuo Cheng
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