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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | 6,600 Farmers Die of Pesticide Poisoning Every Year in India: Study

6,600 Farmers Die of Pesticide Poisoning Every Year in India: Study

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published Published on Dec 9, 2020   modified Modified on Dec 11, 2020

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The global study, published by BMC Public Health, revealed that about 44% of the worldwide farming population (total 860 million) are poisoned by pesticides every year.

In a comprehensive study published on Monday, December 8, scientists estimated that about 385 million people, particularly among farmers and agriculture workers, are poisoned by pesticides every year including 11,000 deaths per year. Among the fatalities, nearly 60% or 6,600 deaths per year occur in India.

This means 44% of the worldwide farming population (total 860 million) are poisoned by pesticides every year.

The research article titled “The global distribution of acute unintentional pesticide poisoning: estimations based on a systematic review” published in BMC Public Health is the first such global estimate since 1990. There were an estimated 25 million unintentional, acute pesticide poisoning (UAPP) cases in 1990.

“The figures reveal the gross neglect of successive governments in containing the threat of pesticide poisoning,” said Narshimha Reddy, Advisor of Pesticide Action Network (PAN) India, a non-profit organisation working for eliminating the human and environmental hazards caused by pesticides.

“Beyond the immediate deaths, most people suffer long term chronic illnesses including neurological disorders. In India, during our surveys, we find that many farmers are not even aware of their chronic conditions caused by the pesticides,” said Reddy to NewsClick.

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Newsclick.in, 9 December, 2020, https://www.newsclick.in/6600-Farmers-Die-of-Pesticide-Poisoning-Every-Year-in-India-Study?fbclid=IwAR0OFsUY8D-E_7rnYIc_FTUmUnxZ76c9mbyat1Rc_qSkK1pkKyhlPT7jB7c


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