Misuse of agricultural chemicals

Name(s): 
Misuse of poisons in agriculture
Excessive use of toxic products in farming
Abuse of agrochemicals
Nature 
Modern agriculture is almost entirely reliant on agricultural chemicals for its levels of productivity. Short-term gains can often be made by over-application or misuse of these chemicals, causing potential long-term damage to the immediate land and neighbouring ecosystems.
Background 
Agrochemicals are chemical substances used in agricultural production including herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and plant growth regulators; it also includes chemical fertilizers.
Broader 
Misuse of chemicals
Exploitative agribusiness
Abuse of agricultural techniques
Unethical practices in agriculture
Narrower 
Toxic sheep dips
Chemical trespass
Untested use of hormones
Excessive reliance on mineral fertilizers
Aggravates 
Agricultural pollution
Environmental plant diseases
Toxic household insecticides
Underutilization of biocontrol
Accessibility of toxic materials
Loss of biodiversity in rural areas
Loss of beneficial plants and animals
Chemical pollutants of the environment
Effluent runoff from agricultural land use
Health risks to workers in agricultural and livestock production
Environmental hazards of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices production
Unsustainable short-term improvements in agricultural productivity [in 1 loop]
Aggravated by 
Excessive land usage
Crop pests and diseases
Inappropriate agricultural subsidies for chemicalized farming
Strategy(ies) 
Taxing use of toxic products
Using agro-ecosystems in conservation management
Developing agriculture
Reducing soil pollution
Reducing use of toxic products in farming
Value(s) 
Abuse
Excess
Poisonous
Toxicity
Underuse
Unused
Reference(s) 
Bull, David: A Growing Problem: pesticides and the Third World poor
Type 
(D) Detailed problems