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India may break its dependence on pesticides?

September 25, 2014 at 07:30 clock Updated BST

New guidelines for the treatment of pesticide residues in food should be taken by food aid agencies and UN health.

The use of the old and dangerous pesticides in agriculture is still a major problem in some developing countries.

But one of the greatest challenges facing the UN is in India, where there are still many banned substances are used.

Navin Singh Khadka Environment correspondent reported, Punjab.