Over 35 per cent of the world's food supply would be lost without the use of pesticides.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/pesticides-potentially-toxic-without-them-food-supply-will-be-affected-who
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-hyderabad
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticide-use
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-supply
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/who
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-safety
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides-and-toxins