El término “plaguicida” abarca una amplia gama de sustancias muy diversas destinadas a erradicar, controlar o repeler organismos vivos que son considerados nocivos o indeseables, tales como insectos, vertebrados, gusanos, plantas, hongos y bacterias.Los plaguicidas no atacan a un único tipo de plaga, sino que suelen ser tóxicos, en mayor o menor medida, para diferentes tipos de organismos cuyos...

Agricultural productivity is a fundamental factor towards food security, and for the farmer, it also dictates profitability. While agricultural value chain begins from fundamental but easier components like the selection of the right seed to plant, understanding edaphoclimatic factors, plantation and management of crops among others, there is a huge task in the final part of the value chain that...