Environmental Health Perspectives has published multiple studies on the effect of an organic diet on children living in low-income urban and agricultural communities. What these studies prove is remarkable! In one, children first ate conventionally grown food for four days, organic food for seven days, and then conventional food for five days. Urine samples were collected each day, and researchers found that after eating a purely organic diet, levels of organophosphates and 2,4-D declined.

In other studies published in this journal, but across non-agricultural communities, have shown the same results. Organophosphate pesticide levels in children declined after only several days of eating organic food. This implies that the traces of chemical pesticides in the body are caused by the consumption of conventionally produced agricultural products.

Why does the level of these toxins in your body matter? Pesticide exposure can cause many damaging and life-threatening health problems, reproductive issues, and birth defects. However, in order to successfully decrease use of synthetic pesticides, a viable alternative in crop care must be available. That natural alternative is neem-based biopesticides and fertilizers. Cost-effective and able to protect plants against over 600 pests, neem is the sustainable, safe solution that agriculture needs.

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With mankind’s pervasive use of synthetic and toxic pesticides in agriculture, organic products are urgently needed for their positive environmental impact. Neem is becoming more relevant in the agricultural space because it contains over two hundred biologically active compounds that are effective in crop protection.

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While synthetic pesticides aid farmers by preventing crop losses, the negative effects they have on human health and the environment can be catastrophic.

• 98% of sprayed pesticides and 95% of herbicides come into contact with a destination other than their intended target
• Pesticides can enter the body through inhalation, by consumption of contaminated food and water, and through direct contact with the skin
• There are up to 3 million cases of serious pesticide poisoning worldwide documented each year, responsible for up to 250,000 deaths.

Organic pesticides such as neem serve as growth regulators and feeding deterrents that are only effective against harmful insects. This leaves pollinators, beneficial insects and related fauna to provide the invaluable services the world and agriculture so desperately needs.

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