Reuters Most of the deaths occurred in a major cotton-growing region Farmers in Yavatmal, who mainly grow cotton, soybean and lentils, told the BBC that they use a highly potent mix of pesticides ...
According to Nalunga, majority of pesticides flagged as highly hazardous and banned in Europe but are imported in Uganda are highly toxic to bees,fatal if inhaled, are toxicants, carcinogen and are ...
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter on Monday said some 60% of cancer patients in the country are farmers, attributing their high risk of the disease to prolonged exposure to pesticides.