There is a need to increase productivity in agricultural production to meet the increasing world food need with the increase of the world population and the decrease in agricultural areas and to get more products per unit area.

Pests and weeds cause a decrease in yield during agricultural production. Agricultural pesticides (Pesticides) are used to prevent, reduce or eliminate harmful organisms (bacteria, viruses, pests). It should be used in required amounts under the direction and supervision of experts. Excessive or incorrect use of pesticides adversely affects the environment and human health.

The main negative effects of pesticides on human health; are acute poisoning, chronic poisoning, allergic effect, carcinogenic effect and stomach ailments.

Pesticides adversely affect the environment as well as human health. It disrupts the ecological balance by causing the death of some living species; It causes pollution by mixing in water resources, lakes and rivers. It can get under the soil with rain or irrigation water and pollute underground water resources.

Today, the use of pesticides is carried out under strict supervision and control all over the world. Important steps are taken in this regard in our country. Regarding the measures to be taken in this regard, agricultural organizations are working to raise awareness of the users.

As Muhtaroğlu, we act with a sense of responsibility in our “Respect for Human and Nature” and “Sustainability” principles. We carefully follow all the processes from seed sowing to crop cultivation in our gardens. We grow our products in accordance with scientific methods and provide the necessary inspections. We analyze every product that will enter our factories, and we do not accept products that do not comply with our quality standards.

We manage the “Reducing the Effects of Pesticides Project” as part of our corporate social responsibility project. We take an active role in raising the awareness of our farmers, collecting wastes and disposing them to minimize their environmental impact in cooperation with national and international authorities and non-governmental organizations.