Regions continued India

Tuberculosis, which continues to be a serious public health problem in the region, is also aggravated by air pollution. In 1991, more than 2,000 000 cases were reported in India and Indonesia alone (Table 5), and just 10 countries in the Asian region accounted for over one million deaths. 

Low levels of opium poppy cultivation continue to exist in many regions and countries such as the Caucasian region, Guatemala, Russian Federation, Thailand, India, Ukraine and Viet Nam. 

A comprehensive review article about the fate of pesticides in bopical soils, reported several interesting facts about pesticide research in trc ical soils [11], For example, in a 10 year period, literature citations on research in bopical soils as opposed to temperate soils were disproportionate in a ratio of 1 3. Literature citations on the tropical soils were mainly from the Asia/Pacific-India region with only a few from Ladn America with the exception of Brazil. Also, few references related to studies on the late of a given pesticide in both tropical and temperate soils. In fact, not only are publications on pesticide fate in tropical soils scarce but are often difficult to obtain and may contain inadequate experimental details for a complete interpretation. This situation still continues, with many studies not being published or reported in publications difficult to access. 

Developed in China before the Han dynasty (206 bce), the soy nugget is considered to be the progenitor of many types of fermented soy pastes and soy sauces. It was the first soyfood to be described in written records. The product continues to be popular in China and certain regions of Japan. Similar products are also produced in Philippines (known as tao-si) and Eastern India (known as tao-tjo). 

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