Farmers can feed the world’s seven billion people without using pesticides, a report by UN special rapporteurs on toxics and the right to food says. Pesticide makers disagree. Photo: Reuters
Pesticides a catastrophe for nature and kill 200,000 people a year, UN report says, arguing it’s a myth farmers need them
UN food rights rapporteur accuses global pesticide manufacturers of denying the harm products cause, and using unethical marketing and lobbying that paralyses restrictions on their use; industry disputes findings
Farmers can feed the world’s seven billion people without using pesticides, a report by UN special rapporteurs on toxics and the right to food says. Pesticide makers disagree. Photo: Reuters
