Industrial agriculture in industrial countries and green revolution in developing and poor countries made us mad. It was a opinion that we have solved food problem at last. Soon the dream was broken as it caused environmental disaster, increase in pesticide resistant pests and fall of land fertility. Based on the experience integrated pest management was planned and organic agriculture was encouraged. The book deals with bio-pesticide and bio-insecticide of various kind as tried in many countries. The book also deals about experience of IPM in Latin America, Africa and Asia. Thus the book will be immense help to researchers, environmentalists and agriculturists to ensure an eco-friendly world.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR G K Ghosh
He is graduated in Chemical Engineering from Regional Engineering College, Rourkella. After graduation served number of organizations like Hindustan Lever Ltd., I.B.P Co. Ltd., Konark Detergents and Soaps Ltd., and finally joined Khadi & Village Industries Commission as director in the year 1982 retiring as Joint Chief Executive Officer in the year 2008. after retirement he was made member and chairman respectively of two important committees of Ministry of Science & Technology. He is also working with two rural based groups to develop environment friendly rural industrialization. He has presented more than 40 papers in Anthropology in various sessions of Indian Science Congress. More than 80 articles in various subjects written in English, Hindi, Bengali and Oriya were published in various journals and news papers of repute. He had authored more than 50 books out of which 48 were published. The subjects ranged from disaster Management, Anthropology, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Ayurveda etc. he is well traveled all Indian States and most of the European countries. He was trained in Industtrial Cluster from International labor Organisation Training center at Turin, Italy.
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