Pesticides are essential for protecting crops from pests and diseases, and without them, we would lose a huge portion of our harvests—up to 70–80% of fruits, 40–50% of vegetables, and 20 ...
Andrea Rother receives funding from Sweden through the Swedish Chemical Agency, the Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention - University of Edinburgh, and the United Nations Environment Programme.
Ground application of pesticides within 300 meters of communities and their water sources is currently illegal in Mato Grosso. If adopted, Bill No. 1833/2023 would reduce this distance to just 90 ...