Agrochemicals

Unregulated Agrochemicals Harm Health of Rural Residents in Central America

By Edgardo Ayala
In his green cornfield, Salvadoran farmer Medardo Pérez set about filling the hand-held spray pump that hangs on his back, with the right mixture of water and paraquat, a potent herbicide, and began spraying the weeds.

Argentine Activists Win First Round Against Monsanto Plant

By Fabiana Frayssinet
Residents of a town in Argentina have won the first victory in their fight against biotech giant Monsanto, but they are still at battle stations, aware that winning the war is still a long way off.


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