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Farmers have been using harmful pesticides unaware of the dangers.

Indiscriminate use of pesticides is seen to be taking a toll on farmers in the Tarai lately. Nepal has been importing pesticides since the 1950s , and their use has risen over the years. Of the various chemicals, insecticides have been primarily used to control vector-borne diseases. Still, pesticides have recently dominated Nepali agricultural practices with varying risks and hazards to farmers and consumers alike. Ideally, pesticides by nature have to be lethal to affect the targeted pests, but their effects lately have had far-reaching consequences on non-targeted species too.