Agritoxins

Designed by civil society organizations, bill challenges rural lobby and promotes agroecology systems

The continuity of the coup government of Michel Temer and of his parliamentarians in the Congress is one of the negatives points of this year.

The question that prevails is: What to expect of 2018?

Every new year there is a balance of the advances and setbacks in the life of the people. But in this 2017, filled with memorable events, it is difficult to chose.

With this in mind, I suggest that you do a list of your own! Read mine, the order is completely random:

Special reports deal with the serious impacts generated by the use of agrochemicals in the production of food for the health of the consuming population, rural workers and the environment.

For each activity carried out by the MST, the subject of agrochemicals is approached with the objective of alerting society about the dangers of the agribusiness food production model for the health of the Brazilian people and the environment.

Despite the apparent health risks, consumers know very little about what they are consuming and the industry insists that there is a "safe level" for the consumption of these substances. May 5, 2017 4:20 p.m.

By Carla Bueno, Mariana Tarricone Garcia and Marina Cobra Lacorte*

The conference “Healthy Food: A Right for Everyone”, which took place this Saturday May 6, 2017, became a political act in defense of agroecology and the agrarian reform. According to the Landless Rural Workers’ Movement (MST), around 10 thousand people attended the activity, which is part of the Second National Fair of the Agrarian Reform.

The excessive use of agrotoxins in our food causes illnesses such as Alzheimer’s, cancer, and cardiovascular disease, among others.

Confirming an upward trend in rates of autism cases, a senior research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has sounded the alarm on the issue. According to her, an unsettling 50% of children will be autistic by 2025.

What’s the culprit? RoundUp, Monsanto’s highest-selling product containing glyphosate, is at the top of the list.

This Tuesday, Abrasco published its new report on the reality of agro-toxins in Brazil. In this article, Alan Tygel talks about the issue.

By Alan Tygel, published in

In this farming superpower, agricultural chemicals - including paraquat – face lax regulation.And in the rural northeast, rampant use has led to sickness and violence.

LIMOEIRO DO NORTE, Brazil – The farmers of Brazil have become the world’s top exporters of sugar, orange juice, coffee, beef, poultry and soybeans. They’ve also earned a more dubious distinction: In 2012, Brazil passed the United States as the largest buyer of pesticides.

The actions are part of the National Day of Struggle of Peasant Women in denouncing the agribusiness model

Through synchronized actions, social movements block the legalization of genetically modified Eucalyptus

Though only a partial victory, the organizations involved have managed to make GMOs a subject of public debate and show its social and environmental impacts