Fruits and veggies are essential parts of a well balanced diet. They serve most nutrients and health benefits in abundance.

In 2008, when China banned a pesticide used in tomatoes, metamidophos, Brazil imported some 4200 tons. During the first two months of 2009, 4400 tonnes of the chemical have entered Brazil.

Emergency use of three pesticides that can be deadly to bees will soon be stopped for good, the government has said.

conventional agriculture. Since the early 1900s, fertilizers have been promoted as essential to soil health; pesticides and fungicides have guaranteed healthy plants. But after a century of ...

Scientist Dr Rosaria Campilongo, chief executive of PfBIO, is leading the transition from pesticide-dependent agriculture to protect crops ...

Excessive use of pesticides and chemical fertilisers ... said both organic and conventional farming can ensure food safety if managed responsibly. The event also featured contributions from ...