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"said a spokesman for the Crop Protection Association, which represents pesticide manufacturers"
by oldcynic 8y ago
"said a spokesman for the Crop Protection Association, which represents pesticide manufacturers"
- akvadrako 8y agoAre you saying the UN FAO's position is otherwise?
- oldcynic 8y agoI am saying I would expect the trade body to carefully and selectively phrase their responses for the sole benefit of the trade. "could lose as much as 80%" (but will usually be far less). A study that came shortly after this one points to clear over-use and that reducing use would actually increase yields: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/apr/06/farms-could-slash-pesticide-use-without-losses-research-reveals https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/apr/06/farms-co...