Heartland: More die of hunger than from use of pesticides
The use of biopesticides involves many of the same challenges as synthetic chemicals.
A UN report on the right to food, released at the beginning of the year, argued against the use of pesticides in food production.
The argument was based on potential human health impacts and environmental concern, embracing both quantity and quality of the resulting food.
Few would disagree
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Jacqueline Rowarth
Tue, 13 Jun 2017
Tue, 13 Jun 2017
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Heartland: More die of hunger than from use of pesticides
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