The Indian government has reiterated its intention to "contain" the use of pesticides by cotton farmers.While the amount of pesticides used on cotton is slowly declining,it is still the highest of all crops in the country,the Ministry of Agriculture says.The Ministry says it has adopted "need-based" use of pesticides as "the cardinal principle" to guide crop protection practices in India.It is keen for farmers to practice integrated pest management(IPM)encompassing cultural,mechanical and biological methods.Last year,the government urged the pesticide industry to promote IPM as part of a drive to boost the industry's image after bad publicity over pesticide residues(Agrow No 433,p 16).
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机译：印度政府重申了其“遏制”棉农使用农药的意图。尽管农业上使用的农药数量正在缓慢下降，但仍是该国所有农作物中农药使用量最高的。印度农业部说，它已采用“基于需求”的杀虫剂作为“基本原则”，以指导印度的作物保护实践。该国热衷于农民实行包括文化，机械和生物方法在内的病虫害综合治理（IPM）。 ，政府敦促农药行业推广IPM，以此作为在农药残留宣传不佳之后提高农药行业形象的一部分（Agrow No 433，p 16）。
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