Abstract
Agrochemicals are represented by today’s press as being noxious chemicals that do no good to the environment or to the people who eat treated food. The situation is becoming so bad that it is uncommon to see those involved in the business use the word pesticide, and many of the leading producers of pesticides are beginning to talk about crop protection and plant health rather than agrochemicals. However, it is not all bad news. As Steve Jones, Professor of Genetics at University College, London, pointed out on the Food Programme on BBC Radio 4, the population of the world is increasing at an alarming rate and has been doing so for some 20‐30 years. Nevertheless, the amount of food for each individual on earth, not just the total amount of food, has increased over that same time period. So each person living today has more to eat than their parents had 30 or even 20 years ago. Clearly we are getting something right.
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