Problems and Challenges to Determine Pesticide Residues in Nepal

Authors

  • Bibek Raj Bhattarai Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University
  • Babita Aryal Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University
  • Bikash Adhikari Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University
  • Niranjan Parajuli Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9233-6489

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ije.v8i2.25813

Keywords:

Problems, Challenges, Pesticide Residues, Nepal

Abstract

Nepal is predominately an agrarian country where still the majority of the total population rely on agriculture (Adhikari, 2018). The productivity of agriculture should be augmented to fulfill the increasing demand for food. Despite countless efforts, the agriculture sector could not come across to accomplish the global market for foodstuffs due to climate change. By which, plants will be attacked by various insects, funguses, and microorganisms. To tackle such problems, pesticides are being widely used to defend and block agriculture products from harmful organisms. But due to lack of public awareness, large numbers of farmers have been using pesticides as medicine - a conviction implanted in their mind (Pingali et al., 1995).

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Published

2019-09-27

How to Cite

Raj Bhattarai, B., Aryal, B., Adhikari, B., & Parajuli, N. (2019). Problems and Challenges to Determine Pesticide Residues in Nepal. International Journal of Environment, 8(2), 97–106. https://doi.org/10.3126/ije.v8i2.25813

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Vol. 8 No. 2 (2019)

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