Bio-Pesticides: Natural Strategies for Agricultural Sustainabilities in the Developing Countries Volume 5 - Issue 3

Udemezue JC¹*, Odia FN², Azodo NT¹, Eluagu CJ¹, Onwuneme NA¹, and Mbah CG³

• ¹National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Nigeria
• ²Department of Agricultural and Bioenvironmental Engineering Technology, Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashiuku
• ³Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal Polytechnic Oko, Anambra State

Received:June 7, 2021   Published:June 23, 2021

*Corresponding author:Udemezue JC, National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Nigeria

DOI: 10.32474/AOICS.2021.05.000212

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The basic goal of sustainable development was to create a nexus between socially acceptable economic growth and environmental management. Within this framework, agriculture would be created to achieve profitability, community well-being and environmental safety. Agricultural sustainability is targeted at increasing the yield of food and fiber crops thereby reducing the incidence of pests and diseases to such a degree that they do not cause extensive damage to crop and environments. Overdependence on chemical pesticides for food production has caused serious health and environmental problems and these propelled researchers to look for better alternatives to synthetic pesticides. Bio-pesticides are materials with pesticidal properties that originate from natural living organisms, including microorganisms, plants, and animals. Bio-pesticides can make important contribution to sustainable agriculture and help to reduce over reliance on chemical pesticides that impose environmental pollution and health hazard at the detriment of mankind. To highlight the needs of bio-pesticides for the interest of man and his environment, this paper used analytical approach to review the followings: bio-pesticide as a concept, potentials of bio-pesticides, categories of bio-pesticides and agricultural sustainability as regard to bio-pesticides application.

Keywords:Bio Pesticides; Agriculture; Environment; Sustainable Development; Crop Protections

Abstract| Introduction| Microbial Bio-Pesticides| Biochemical Bio-Pesticide| Results and Discussion: NOx Production| Plant-Incorporated Protectants| Conclusion| References|