Pesticides Affects Biodiversity of the Region Around Small Tea Gardens - with Special Reference To Coochbehar District, West Bengal, India

The complete economy of North Bengal is mainly reliant on tree, tourism, tobacco and tea. Tea is the major one which leads to the economy of North Bengal. The cultivation of tea by using small land is fast gaining recognition among the farmers as it yields high profit. Small Tea Industry is an important part of tea industry. It is a rural based agro industry. Small Tea Growers (STGs) constitute an integral part of tea industry. The STGs covered 2.5 lakh hectares of land in India. Tea industry being the largest industrial sector of the northern part of west Bengal is playing a dominant role in the economy of the state. It is the largest single industrial sector in the northern part of the state, which is contributing a larger share in the state income of this part of the state. This study is based on primary data collected from 100 respondents of Coochbehar District by using purposive sampling method. Although Small tea growers are taking advantage by rising use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in the small tea gardens, it harmfully effects on the environment. The rural environment is likely to be slowly but surely deteriorating due to the short of environmental awareness and unsuitable use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides. Obligatory steps are yet to be taken to defeat the problems relating to the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in the small tea gardens of Coochbehar district of West Bengal. An endeavor has been made in this paper to know the environmental effects of using chemical fertilizers and pesticides in the Small tea gardens of Coochbehar district of west Bengal. It is earnestly necessary to take positive steps to protect the nature and to save Biodiversity scenario of the region around the small tea gardens in Coochbehar district of West Bengal.