“Non-Pesticide Management” for Escaping the Pesticide Trap in Andrah Padesh, India
Controlling pests without chemical pesticides catapults farmers from chronic poisoning and debt to health and hope.
This story was published in The Ecologist magazine
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Meeting at Margam´s
Botanical pesticide lab
Processing neem leaves
Mixed transportation styles
Nearby cement factories
Tea shop discussion
Conference of educators
Using Chili-garlic solution
Neem seed solution
Neem seed grinders
Neem seeds
Spreading NPM message
Using old pesticide can
Old pesticide can use
NPM display at conference
NPM poster display
Punakula village
Main street, Punakula village
NPM poster
NPM poster
Virus solution
Chilis and kerosene
Crushing Neem
Explaining benefits of NPM
Chemical pesticide sprayer
Venu Madhav at work
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