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This website by CropLife International provides information about pesticides as they relate to human health. The full lifecycle of pesticides is addressed – from testing and regulation to minimization of pesticide residues in food as well as farm worker safety and good manufacturing practices.

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Importance & Benefits of Pesticides

Without crop protection, including pesticides, more than half of the world’s crops would be lost to insects, diseases and weeds.

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Pesticide Testing & Regulation

Pesticides are some of the most tested and regulated products in the world.

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Human Health & Pesticides

Pesticide residues on food are very low if present at all and they are not established causes of specific medical conditions.

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Pesticide Applicator Safety

Normal exposure to pesticides does not cause diseases or adverse conditions to those exposed to them the most – pesticide applicators.

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As well as improving resistance to pests or weeds, #GM can be used to develop drought or water tolerant #crops adapted to #ClimateChange & offers a host of other innovations that EU #farmers won't have access to. Find out how ...
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The seed sector is on a mission to make high quality seed accessible to everyone while meeting the challenges of a changing world, including climate change, emerging pests and disease, & lack of new arable land. https://t.co/X4IHlelBZu #WorldFoodDay #WFD2018 #ZeroHunger ...
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Collaborative action is needed by companies, consumers and governments if smallholder families are to earn a living income from the produce they grow on their farms. https://t.co/mHKSWmMiak #WorldFoodDay />#WFD2018 #ZeroHunger @giz_gmbh https://t.co/wVA0jk3UDa
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Today, more than 800 million people are hungry around the world, while one-third of the food we produce is never consumed. Ending food waste could be key to ending hunger! https://t.co/hWVe8BCb4p #WorldFoodDay #WFD2018 #ZeroHunger @MediaplanetUK @WorldResources https://t.co/SZ0aR3Ax4C
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Up to half a million children globally are going blind every year due to a lack of vitamin A in their diets. In East Africa, plant scientists are working to biofortify a common crop, sorghum, to tackle this https://t.co/5o1yo2zPdn #WorldFoodDay />...
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By applying a risk-based regulatory system for #GM crops - as other countries do - the @EuropeanUnion could meet its production potential for a sustainable future benefiting consumers and #farmers alike https://t.co/TpqqEfNxoU @EuropaBio @GMOAnswers @GMOinfoEU https://t.co/nzTDOo8wrh
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We have teamed up with @SNV_AGRI and the Ethiopian government to deliver training for three years, as part of the Horti-LIFE project. We're showing people how to use pesticides safely and providing training to Spray Service Providers. #IPM https://t.co/AL2AHliZX8 @CropProtection
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