'Poison in your coffee' report sounds alarm over widespread pesticide use
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Modern Ghana'Poison in your coffee' report sounds alarm over widespread pesticide use
Coffee production around the world depends heavily on pesticides, leaving millions of farm workers exposed to harmful chemicals while pesticide residues are also found in exported coffee beans, a report published on Monday warned.
“Venom in Your Coffee”: An Alert Report on the Massive Use of Pesticides in Global Production By Simon Rozé Coffee is often associated with images of nature, the land and, increasingly, with promises of sustainability. However, behind this globalised production chain lies a less well-known reality: that of the massive use of pesticides in numerous producing countries. This is the conclusion to [...] Radio Francia Internacional El Mundo CR
Brussels.- 59% of the pesticides used in coffee production are banned in the European Union (EU), according to field research in Brazil, Vietnam, Kenya, Colombia and other major producers produced by Coffee Watch, Inkota, Deutsche Umwelthilfe and the UK office of the Pesticide Action Network. The ‘Poison in Your Coffee’ report, which according to its authors synthesizes scientific literature, government data and field research, has also revealed…
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