The Dual Nature of Pesticides: Assessing Agricultural Benefits and Ecological Risks with Insights from Haryana

Abstract

India, as a nation, was founded on organic farming, and its economy is based on agriculture. The 1960s saw the start of the "green revolution," which led to an increase in output through the use of pesticides and fertilizers. Using pesticides can improve crop productivity by lowering crop loss. However, excessive pesticide use has negative effects on both the environment and people. Everyone who uses pesticides or is around when they are sprayed will inevitably be at risk. Pesticides can cause long-term poisoning because they can spread far beyond the site of application. The manufacture, usage, storage, and disposal of pesticides should be tightly regulated to lessen their detrimental effects on the environment and public health, as their use is growing annually on a global scale. Pesticides are becoming a serious health hazard to everyone due to their careless application and ignorance, which has raised the chance of exposure for everyone, not just farmers.