Almost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year, experts find

<p>Study reveals that pesticide poisoning kills 11,000 people each year, with India accounting for nearly 60% of fatalities</p><p>Almost half of the world’s farmers are poisoned by pesticides every single year, a <a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1825899/abstract">study</a> has found.</p><p>Using publicly available data from 2006-2023, the study, which was commissioned by <a href="https://www.pan-uk.org/">Pesticide Action Network</a>, found t

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