Chandigarh, June 6 -- At the Regional Policy Dialogue on Climate Change & Its Impact on Agriculture held on Thursday at the Panjab University, Babita, IAS, Agriculture Commissioner, Government of Punjab, made a strong case for overhauling agriculture policies in light of the growing public health and environmental crisis. Highlighting the alarming rise in cases of hypertension and kidney failures, she underlined the deep interconnection between agriculture and health.
"The overuse of pesticides and chemical fertilisers is not only depleting soil and water biodiversity but also contributing to serious health challenges. Agriculture and health are deeply linked, and the cost of ignoring this is simply too high," she said.
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