<p class="content-1">Q1. What is the current situation of the organic agriculture and the biopesticides?</p>
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<p class="content-1">Q1. Whether the PANTIDE using in farmlands is a kind of organic agriculture?</p>
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<p class="content-2">More and more people concern the importance of the healthy lifestyle nowadays. The demand of the organic food rises rapidly in the world: the marketing value is 72 billion US dollars in 2013, which is 5 times in 1999. And for the supply part, the production area in 170 countries is 43 million hectares in 2013.</p>
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<p class="content-2">As the result, the use of the biopesticides also rises because the biopesticide has more advantages than the chemical one, including eco-friendly, biodegradable, and species-specific. According to the prediction of the BCC research, the biopesticide will up to 8% among the pesticide market scope. The most biopesticide used in the world is Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), which is more than 70%.</p>
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<p class="content-2">In Taiwan, there are more than 500 registered pesticides, 52 biopesticides included. The most biopesticide used in farmlands is Bt, made in Taiwan or imported from abroad.</p>
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<p class="content-1">Q2. Whether the PANTIDE using in farmlands is a kind of organic agriculture?</p>
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<p class="content-2">Though different institutes have different definitions of the organic agriculture, the main idea is the same. Organic agriculture is based on minimizing the use of external inputs, avoiding the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. The primary goal is to optimize the health and productivity of interdependent communities of soil life, plants, animals and people.</p>
<p class="content-2">Though different institutes have different definitions of the organic agriculture, the main idea is the same. Organic agriculture is based on minimizing the use of external inputs, avoiding the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. The primary goal is to optimize the health and productivity of interdependent communities of soil life, plants, animals and people.</p>
<p class="content-2">The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movement (IFOAM) defines four principles of the organic agriculture and our PANTIDE conform with all of them:</p>
<p class="content-2">The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movement (IFOAM) defines four principles of the organic agriculture and our PANTIDE conform with all of them:</p>
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Our device can enhance efficiency due to the remote monitor. It can not only decrease the burden of the farmers but also increase productivity. Before using in the practical farmlands, we have tested many times.
Our device can enhance efficiency due to the remote monitor. It can not only decrease the burden of the farmers but also increase productivity. Before using in the practical farmlands, we have tested many times.
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<p class="content-1">Q3. What should we do to get the pesticide permit?</p>
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<p class="content-2">Most countries share the similar application process to permit the new pesticide.</p>
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<p class="content-3">First, we need to confirm what kind of pesticide we made. In most countries like Taiwan and USA, PANTIDE belongs to the category of the biopesticide, while some countries, EU and Japan included, consider that there are no viable bacteria in the PANTIDE, so it applies to the regulation of the chemical pesticide.</p>
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<p class="content-4">Second, the pesticide and the production plant must be tested to be safe.
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Finally, the pesticide must be registered with the related government institution before they can be distributed commercially. A registration application must include information regarding testing, the identity of the product, draft labeling, information on tolerance of residues, and other safety-related information.</p>