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Understanding Crop Protection Agents
What are crop protection products?
It refers to all chemicals used to protect crops from harmful organisms during cultivation, to increase yield and quality by promoting or inhibiting crop growth, and to prevent losses caused by pests and diseases during storage.
※ Legal definition of crop protection agents: 『Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Pesticide Management Act』
The term "pesticide" means fungicides, insecticides, herbicides, and other agents prescribed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs [repellents, attractants, and adjuvants] used for the control of fungi, insects, mites, nematodes, viruses, weeds, and other animals and plants prescribed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs that harm crops, as well as agents used to enhance or inhibit the physiological functions of crops.
"Natural plant protection agents" refers to pesticides manufactured using living microorganisms, such as fungi, bacteria, viruses, or protozoa, as active ingredients, and pesticides manufactured using organic or inorganic compounds generated in nature as active ingredients.
What is fertilizer?
Fertilizer is a nutrient for crops or soil used to promote crop growth and increase soil productivity. Fertilizers are classified into chemical fertilizers and organic fertilizers based on their composition , and Nongbi Co., Ltd. produces only organic fertilizers.
※ Legal definition of fertilizer: 『Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Fertilizer Management Act』
1. The term "fertilizer" refers to a substance that causes a chemical change in the soil to provide nutrition to plants or to help cultivate plants, and a substance that provides nutrition to plants.