Friday
September 4
2026

Almost Half of World’s Farmers Poisoned by Pesticides Every Year, Experts Find

Using publicly available data from 2006-2023, the study, which was commissioned by Pesticide Action Network, found there to be an estimated 402-433m cases of unintentional acute pesticide poisoning of farmers and farm workers every year.

Source: The Guardian (link opens in a new window)

Categories
Agriculture, Health Care
Tags
data, research, smallholder farmers, sustainable business