How ecological Indian farming?
With a vast population base, food needs and the related burden on agriculture are increasing. India has 18 per cent of the world’s population and 15 per cent of total livestock. Of the country’s total geographical area of 329 million hectares, 174 million hectares (53 per cent) are degraded. Many Indian crops are found to be pesticide resistant and in many agro-products pest residues are found which make them ineligible to compete globally. The Indian agro-exporters often do not conform to the stringent sanitary and phytosanitary measures and product quality standards, under the WTO regime. Recently, the EU countries imposed a technical ban on Indian exports of gherkins and grapes and refused to accept the consignment of these products, stating that these products had pest residues and did not conform to the harmonised levels of pesticides of European Countries and Codex Alimentarius (CA) standards of food safety. Certain countries have also prescribed their respective minimum levels o
