Pesticides, When Shall The Poisoning Stop?
How to account for the slow transition toward healthier agriculture as the overwhelming scientific evidence of the toxicity of pesticides is stacking up? Three quarters of flying insects have now disappeared. In the vicinity of vineyards, the extensive use of pesticides for decades is taking a heavy toll on farmers. Those who have made the transition to fewer chemical inputs would not go back. So why is change so slow? In France, even as cancer has been recognized as an occupational disease among farmers, legislation is stalling. And the agribusiness industry keeps buying more and more time.
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