Ministry of Agriculture: Correct use of pesticides to ensure safety

At present, it is precisely during the early summer crops that many pests and diseases occur, and it is also the peak period for the use of pesticides to control pests and diseases. To this end, the National Agricultural Technology Promotion Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Agriculture officially launched the 2014 national pesticide safety in Liquan County, Shaanxi Province. Scientific use of technical training work aims to help farmers improve the level of safety and scientific use of drugs, to better prevent and control pests and diseases, safeguard agricultural harvest, control pesticide residues from the source, reduce the harm of pesticides to humans, livestock and the environment, and ensure food safety. .

According to Shao Zhenrun, Director of the Department of Medicine and Drugs of the National Agricultural Technology Extension Service Center of the Ministry of Agriculture, China is a country where agricultural pests and diseases are seriously endangered. The annual control area is about 6 billion mu, and more than 300,000 tons of pesticides are used to effectively control damage and reduce pollution. Losses made important contributions. However, pesticides are toxic substances. They have strong use technology and high usage requirements. They also have many kinds of agricultural pests and diseases. There are also many new pesticides and new formulations. Some farmers lack understanding of new pesticides, improper use of drugs, blind use of drugs, illegal use of drugs, abuse The phenomena of drugs have occurred in some areas. This has not only caused farmers to increase production costs, but also led to excessive pesticide residues in agricultural products and crop phytotoxicity problems. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the use of pesticides.

Shao Zhenrun said that the training for safe drug use will enable farmers to acquire knowledge about safe drug use. This will not only increase their awareness of safe drug use, increase the level of drug use, but also provide adequate control of pesticide residues from the source, ensure the quality of agricultural products, and protect the rural environment.