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Pesticide use on the rise in big cotton-producing countries – C&A

19/10/2017
Pesticide use on the rise in big cotton-producing countries – C&A

The debate on pesticide use in cotton in recent years has been severely distorted by figures that are out of date and inaccurate, according to the C&A Foundation, which has funded a report by Pesticide Action Network UK to “shine a light” on industry practices. Findings suggest that total pesticide use in cotton has fallen since the 1980s, but...

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