A Global Call to Phase Out Hazardous Pesticides

Hayder Al-Zamil from Gwez w Nakhl-Network for Food Sovereignty in Iraq and Kurdistan criticizes the state for not regulating the large number of banned and unknown pesticides in Iraq. “Phase Out Hazardous Pesticides”, a new series from the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and its partners, decries the use of hazardous pesticides and calls for strong, binding regulations at the national and international level.

“They do so much harm”, says Hemiliano Jiménez Martínez, a small-scale food producer from Mexico. Check out his contribution to “Phase Out Hazardous Pesticides”, a new series from the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and its partners, decrying the use of hazardous pesticides and calling for strong, binding regulations at the national and international level.

“European companies such as Bayer-Monsanto, BASF and Syngenta dump more than half a million tons of pesticides a year in Brazil. Most of them are banned in Europe”, says Leonardo Melgarejo from the Permanent Campaign against Pesticides in Brazil. “Phase Out Hazardous Pesticides”, a global call by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and its partners demands to phase out hazardous pesticides, end double standards in the international pesticide trade, and transform our food systems.

“Our bodies gradually become weak”, says Mizanur Rahman, a small-scale food producer from Bangladesh. Watch now his contribution to ”Phase Out Hazardous Pesticides”, a global call by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and its partners to phase out hazardous pesticides, end double standards in the international pesticide trade, and transform our food systems.

Prof. Parthib Basu from the Centre for Agroecology and Pollination Studies at the University of Calcutta explains how the loss of pollinators due to pesticide use impacts food security. Check out his contribution to “Phase Out Hazardous Pesticides”, a new series from the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and its partners, decrying the use of hazardous pesticides and calling for strong, binding regulations at the national and international level.

Dr. Peter Clausing calls on the German government to prohibit the export of pesticides that are already banned in the country. “Phase Out Hazardous Pesticides” is a global call by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and its partners to phase out hazardous pesticides, end double standards in the international pesticide trade, and transform our food systems.

Nicotinoids kill bees, explains Dr. Pham Hong Thai from the Vietnam Agricultural Academy. Check out his statement to “Phase Out Hazardous Pesticides”, a global call by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and its partners to phase out hazardous pesticides, end double standards in the international pesticide trade, and transform our food systems.

Salem Al Azwaq from Buzuruna Juzuruna in Lebanon explains that pesticides are easy to get without supervision or control in the country. “Phase Out Hazardous Pesticides”, a new series from the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and its partners, decries the use of hazardous pesticides and calls for strong, binding regulations at the national and international level.

15 to 20 million people are exposed to pesticides in the Mekong River Delta in Vietnam annually, says Dr. Tran Nguyen Bang from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment at the Vietnam Agricultural Academy. “Phase Out Hazardous Pesticides”, a new series from the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and its partners, decries the use of hazardous pesticides and calls for strong, binding regulations at the national and international level.

“Weed killers suck the life out of the soil – it is barren”, says Umme Hani a small-scale food producer from Bangladesh. Check out her statement to “Phase Out Hazardous Pesticides”, a global call by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and its partners to phase out hazardous pesticides, end double standards in the international pesticide trade, and transform our food systems.

“There is scientific evidence that pesticides damage our health”, says Damián Verzeñassi from the Institute of Socio-Environmental Health at the National University of Rosario in Argentina. “Phase Out Hazardous Pesticides”, a new series from the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and its partners, decries the use of hazardous pesticides and calls for strong, binding regulations at the national and international level.

“The insidious effects of pesticides continue to kill and detrimentally affect the lives of female agricultural workers and their children”, says Flor María Contreras Veas, a social worker from Chile. “Phase Out Hazardous Pesticides”, a new series from the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and its partners, decries the use of hazardous pesticides and calls for strong, binding regulations at the national and international level.

140 active ingredients contained in pesticides that are banned in other countries can be used in Argentina, explains Javier Souza Casadinho from PAN Latin America in Argentina. Check out his statement on “Phase Out Hazardous Pesticides”, a new series by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and its partners denouncing the use of hazardous pesticides and calling for strict, binding regulations at national and international level.

“Schools in Paraguay are in danger. More than 33 percent of rural schools are regularly fumigated because they are surrounded by monocultures”, says Miguel Lo Bianco of BaseIs in Paraguay. Watch now his contribution to “Phase Out Hazardous Pesticides”, a global call by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and its partners to phase out hazardous pesticides, end double standards in the international pesticide trade and transform our food systems.

Highly hazardous pesticides are threatening the very foundations of life, says Rifqah Tifloen from the African Centre for Biodiversity in South Africa. Check out her statement on “Phase Out Hazardous Pesticides”, a new series by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and its partners denouncing the use of hazardous pesticides and calling for strict, binding regulations at national and international level.

Strict compliance laws should compel agrochemical corporations to comply with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP), demands Normita Ignacio from Searice in the Philippines. “Phase Out Hazardous Pesticides”, a global call by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and its partners to phase out hazardous pesticides, end double standards in the international pesticide trade, and transform our food systems.

Marie Adams a former farm worker from South Africa: “I developed uterine cancer as a result of pesticide exposure.” “Phase Out Hazardous Pesticides”, a global call by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and its partners to phase out hazardous pesticides, end double standards in the international pesticide trade, and transform our food systems.

Johnstone Njoroge a small-scale food producer from Kenya: “I have suffered from an inflammatory skin condition and a neck problem since one fateful day when I used a harmful herbicide called Magugu.” “Phase Out Hazardous Pesticides”, a new series from the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and its partners, decrying the use of hazardous pesticides and calling for strong, binding regulations at the national and international level.

Pham thi Hieu from the Faculty of Agronomy of the Department of Entomology Trau Quy in Vietnam says that Vietnam has failed to reduce its reliance on pesticides. “Phase Out Hazardous Pesticides”, a new series from the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and its partners, decrying the use of hazardous pesticides and calling for strong, binding regulations at the national and international level.