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Draft regulations for hazardous chemical agents issued by the government affect the fundamental rights of farmworkers and other farm dwellers, who are routinely exposed to high levels of toxic pesticides, particularly on wine and fruit farms. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
AGENCE FRANCAISE DE DEVELOPPEMENT

Pesticides: Deadly for Europeans, but okay for Africans to use

European state banks are happy to finance projects using pesticides deemed too dangerous for people in their own countries. One of these is in Ghana

  • Jonathan Moens
  • Gideon Sarpong
4 min read