Why did farmers in Salakamcheruvu decide to use natural pesticides?

To improve soil quality

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Chemical pesticides are expensive

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Natural pesticides are available easily

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Solution

The correct options are
A To improve soil quality
B Chemical pesticides are expensive
Farmers in Salakamcheruvu used to make use of chemical pesticides in order to keep the pests and diseases away from their crops. However, this move reduced the quality of the soil and water. Thus, there was a subsequent shift to organic manure and natural pesticides to improve the quality of soil.

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