Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) has refuted the contention by the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) that the vegetables sent to Kerala by farmers in the neighbouring State were free of pesticide residue.
KAU Vice Chancellor P. Rajendran said periodic testing had revealed excessive levels of pesticide residue in vegetables from Tamil Nadu. The tests, he said, were carried out using sophisticated equipment at Pesticide Residue Research and Analytical Laboratory at College of Agriculture, Vellayani. “It is clear that the government of Tamil Nadu and the TNAU are trying to protect the interests of farmers in the State who sell their produce in Kerala”, he said. He was responding to a statement by TNAU Vice Chancellor K. Ramasamy seeking to allay fears of the reported toxic content in vegetables grown and sent to Kerala from the State.
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