What are the health benefits of pesticides?

Pesticides help to provide us with a choice of fruits and vegetables of high quality and sufficient availability all year round . A diet rich in fruits and vegetables helps prevent cancers, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. To reap those benefits, the World Health Organisation recommends eating 400g of fruits and vegetables per day. Pesticides play a key role in keeping the price of food affordable so that families of all income ranges can afford it. The UK Food Standards Agency states “by protecting crops, pesticides help to provide a plentiful supply of food all the year round. If pesticides were not used, this could affect the availability and prices of food”.