PAN (Pesticide Action Network) - works to replace the use of hazardous pesticides with alternatives that are safe for the environment.

On the other hand, soy cultivation does not require the hazardous pesticides used in conventional cotton farming.

As one of the most hazardous pesticides, it is 100 times more toxic than potassium cyanide.

Mr. Groth said there were at least 15 viable chemical or nonchemical alternatives for each hazardous pesticide.

A kind of vaccine that protects plants against pests can reduce reliance on hazardous pesticides, the developer of the vaccine says.

An intense battle over hazardous pesticides is also taking place in the European Community, where proponents and opponents of tighter export controls have been arguing since 1986.

Executives of the companies said they were taking the action because the environmental agency was moving too slowly in removing hazardous pesticides from the market.

Through loans and grant agreements, the government has implemented large-scale irrigation projects and has taken steps to ban a long list of hazardous pesticides.

Friends of the Earth Ghana has issued a statement protesting against the export of hazardous pesticides from the US to developing countries.

In view of this, the committee stressed the need to restrict the availability of highly hazardous pesticides.