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2. Why do we need pesicides?
Spraying chemical pesticide is not only expensive but is detrimental to farm-
ers’ health and the environment. All farmers dream of a world where they
would not need pesticides. Some farmers believe that as technology advances
will come a day where science will make all crops so healthy that pests cannot
harm them. Some farmers believe that when natural harmony is accomplished,
all the pests will be checked by predators just like in nature. Obviously, nature
has been doing ine without any pesticides. ose who love nature tend to have
a stronger faith in this kind of concept. Many nature-lovers have a “romantic”
view of nature; their method of organic farming has no or almost no concept of
pesticide. ey intrinsically dislike the concept of pesticide. is is understand-
able. But their approach of farming makes organic farming far less practical.
It is true that if you do a perfect soil management and fertilizer program, the
plants will become healthier and there will be less diseases and pests. at is why
soil management and fertilizer program is vitally important in JADAM system.
But does this solve pest problem? I want to ask people who believe that if plants
become healthier there will be less pests this question. “Does a tree want to keep
its fruits to itself, or does it want the fruits to be taken? Does a tree not want to
spread its seeds far and wide? en who will do this job for the tree?”
Green fruits start turning red and yellow as they ripe. As they become color-
ful, their fragrance and taste improve. e tree has colored its fruits; made it at-
tractive and awaits somebody. e insects, birds and animals are valued clients
for the trees. For they are the medium for spreading the trees’ seeds. Autumn is
the season for the tree to start marketing to its clients. Trees are not attached to
its fruits; it wants the fruits to be eaten and taken as far as possible. It is the
seeds the tree is most interested in; for the seeds to travel far and wide after
being consumed by clients. Do you believe the tree will be producing anti-in-
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sect, anti-bacterial substances to protect the fruits? Not in autumn. is is
where pesticide comes in.
e critical irony of farming lies in that it is a love for nature yet opposing it.
e purpose of farming is not to share the fruits with nature but to take them
all. Human wants to take all the fruits but the tree wants to give it away to
many animals. Trees will attract insects, birds and animals; without pesticide
there will not be much left for human. Human cultivation of crops is different
from nature’s cultivation of plants. at is why pesticide is essential. According
to our experience, some leafy vegetables are possible without pesticide, but
fruity veggies and fruits are impossible without using pesticides. If you do not
have a clear alternative to pesticide, your farming will fail. JADAM’s message is
simple: farming without pesticide is impossible; start using JNP. Why JNP? Be-
cause it is permitted under organic production; it is environment-friendly leav-
ing no pesticide residue in soil or fruits; it is not harmful to human health; it is
effective; it is cheap and easy.
Healthy tree means less pests, but it does not mean zero pests. On the con-
trary, healthier tree with more tasty fruits will attract pests more. Ironical as it
may sound, if you have succeeded in soil and fertilizer management, that could
actually accelerate your failure by attracting more animals that wish to feed on
your produce. It is not convincing enough to sell insect-eaten shabby fruits
claiming that they are organic. Why not produce clean fruits organically? Our
ancestors used pesticide too. Liquid fertilizers made from human feces, food
scrap, green manure all had a peculiar smell that kept pests away. ey are still
effectively used in fruit farms to keep away stinkbugs and birds. Tobacco, gar-
lic, hot peppers were also used. ey did not need to use much because it was
the time before chemical fertilizers, when soil had no compaction, roots ex-
tended over 1 meter (3.3 ft).
A romantic view of the nature – thinking that nature is full of love, sacriice,
beautiful stories of symbiosis, etc. – is just not real. Every moment, every place,
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all living forms are struggling to survive; each walks its own path. ese move-
ments of individual struggle collectively form the grand picture we call “nature.”
No creature spends an idle moment; they sleep not a restful night; they know
that the moment of death is always close, but for life, they live. In this tension
lies the mystery of life. Ecologically we call it “check and balance.” It can also be
named as the beauty that arises from the ugly, the brightness shining from dark-
ness, life born out of death. It is not romantically beautiful; it is tearfully beau-
tiful. Good and bad are one.
For me, the human existence is nothing special or superior to other crea-
tures. Humans, as humans are, can never break free from the fundamental des-
tiny: we struggle to live and inish in death. Life harbors death. For me,
religious beliefs or acts of denying this reality and speaking of “transcending life
and death” have no meaning. Suffering is a given; it cannot be avoided. Sexual
and material desires are given. Why practice to erase them? Some people who
meditate become more sensitive, grumpy and uncomfortable. ey believe their
minds to have reached peace when below the surface tension builds. Let us ac-
cept life as is. Stop dreaming of world beyond.
Sexual and material desires are something that cannot be erased from us.
at is why religions prosper; they make us feel guilty for things we can do
nothing about; they proit from our suffering and deliver us with messages of
impossible salvation. Why is desire bad? It is only natural that we have them.
ey are the energies that keep life going; the energies that bring our life into
full bloom. Do not try to erase; learn to control and live in harmony with those
energies. Jesus Christ has taught us to “love your neighbors as yourself.” at
teaching is how we achieve harmony. I have always tried to understand the se-
crets of life through farming and I have learnt a lot. My search for natural pesti-
cide gave me much knowledge in the process.
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