date:Dec 29, 2012
han 50 million metric tons a year, four times the amount used in the 1980s, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
The country also uses 1.3 million tons of pesticides annually, with usage per unit area 2.5 times the global average, according to the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
Experts say an increase in plant disease and the deterioration of the environment have been caused in part by years of heavy use of agrochemicals.
Wan Min, project manager of CABI in China, said a