Agrochemicals refer to chemical products such as fertilisers, pesticides, and plant-growth hormones used to manage agricultural ecosystems. Many food producers utilize these chemicals to control crop diseases, manage pests, and enhance environmental conditions for plant[…]

Hello. It’s Yan Yong here, blogger of “Arrest the pest.” I’m a final year environmental studies student at the National University of Singapore. I will be maintaining this blog as a part of a level[…]

Are agrochemicals like pesticides and fertilisers always bad? If they are, why are they still so widely used in the global food system? Well, it’s complicated.   Welcome to Arrest the Pest! A blog dedicated to[…]