World of pesticides

THEY ARE EVERYWHERE

Around 2.8 million tonnes of pesticides are consumed annually in agriculture (2019), and their use is increasing every year. We are not yet sufficiently aware of the effects of pesticides on human health and the environment, particularly the chronic ones. It is wrong to think that pesticides only affect the target organism and that they do not harm the environment and other organisms. They can be found everywhere today – in our food, in the air we breathe, in the water we drink. Pesticides have also been found in mother’s milk. They are found both in the tree barks and in the fat tissue of whales.

Plants absorb dangerous substances and transport them to their organs. A part of pesticides remains on the surface of plants and some pass to the environment where they are passing through different food chains and organisms’ environments.

“DIRTY DOZEN” FOR 2020

The largest and most used group of pesticides are herbicides (weed-suppressors), many of which find themselves in the food we buy. The Environmental Working Group in the USA has placed strawberries at the top of the list of most polluted fruit and vegetables (”Dirty Dozen”) for 2020 followed by spinach and kale. At least two different pesticides were found to be present in more than 90% of samples of these foods.

NATURE AND PEOPLE FRIENDLY

In LoginEKO, we use various preparations for the protection of plants against diseases and pests. These preparations are made on the basis of the naturally-occurring active substances or microorganisms and are effective in reducing the occurrence of diseases and pests of our crops. We also use preparations containing various nutrients or plant hormones known as bio-stimulators that naturally strengthen plant resistance.