In an article published on PubMed Central, the authors explain that there are primary benefits and secondary benefits linked to the use of pesticides. A primary benefit would include the vast increase in grain production as a result of pesticide use. "Food grain production, which amounted to just 50 million tons in 1948-49, had increased nearly four-fold to 198 million tons by the end of 1996-97 from about 169 million hectares of permanently cultivated land " (Aktar, Sengupta, & Chowdhury). The increase in food production has helped fight world hunger, especially in third world countries. A secondary benefit would be the impact higher yielding crops have on the local economy. “For example, the increased yield of cabbage could bring additional revenue that could be allocated to children's education or medical care, leading to a healthier and better educated population” (Aktar, Sengupta and Chowdhury). In an agricultural community, the success of the economy is therefore directly related to the use of