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The largescale manufacture and dissemination of poison in the biosphere needs to stop. And not only in my back yard - paraquat is banned in most developed count
by stareatgoats 3y ago
The largescale manufacture and dissemination of poison in the biosphere needs to stop. And not only in my back yard - paraquat is banned in most developed countries, so the main story here is that how cheap foodstuffs comes off the backs of the health of poor people in poor countries, where our main concern seems to be if the fruits and vegetables have gone though a sufficient cleaning process before it lands on our dinner tables.
But regardless of paraquat, modern industrial agriculture is a killing field where shortsighted maximization of returns is offloading an enormous cost to the environment, and to farm workers.
At the moment, organic farming is being thrown under the bus in the name of "inflation combatting": people are squeezed to choose the absolute cheapest foodstuffs available in stores (not organic). One way to start could be to give tax relief to all involved in the organic farming supply chain.
But what do I know, that's just off the top of my head. We need the scientists, journalists, politicians, farmers and entrepreneurs with a primary interest in health and wellbeing to come together and showcase how we can change course here.