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Drones Spraying Pesticides in Anlong
A technician uses a plant protection drone to spray pesticides in a rice field in Anlong County, Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China, on July 2, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto) -
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Drones Spraying Pesticides in Anlong
A technician uses a plant protection drone to spray pesticides in a rice field in Anlong County, Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China, on July 2, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto) -
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Drones Spraying Pesticides in Anlong
A technician uses a plant protection drone to spray pesticides in a rice field in Anlong County, Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China, on July 2, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto) -
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Drones Spraying Pesticides in Anlong
A technician uses a plant protection drone to spray pesticides in a rice field in Anlong County, Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China, on July 2, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto) -
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Drones Spraying Pesticides in Anlong
A technician uses a plant protection drone to spray pesticides in a rice field in Anlong County, Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China, on July 2, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto) -
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Drones Spraying Pesticides in Anlong
A technician uses a plant protection drone to spray pesticides in a rice field in Anlong County, Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China, on July 2, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto) -
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Drones Spraying Pesticides in Anlong
A technician uses a plant protection drone to spray pesticides in a rice field in Anlong County, Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China, on July 2, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto) -
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Drones Spraying Pesticides in Anlong
A technician uses a plant protection drone to spray pesticides in a rice field in Anlong County, Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China, on July 2, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto) -
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Drones Spraying Pesticides in Anlong
A technician uses a plant protection drone to spray pesticides in a rice field in Anlong County, Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China, on July 2, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto) -
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Drones Spraying Pesticides in Anlong
A technician uses a plant protection drone to spray pesticides in a rice field in Anlong County, Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China, on July 2, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto) -
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Farmers Demonstration Outside The French National Assembly, In Paris
In Paris, France, on May 26, 2025, the FNSEA (National Federation of Farmers' Unions) parks around ten tractors outside the National Assembly to put pressure on the MPs who are due to examine the 'Duplomb' law on agricultural constraints. The text divides the Assembly over the reintroduction of neonicotinoid pesticides. The left tables 3,500 amendments, angering farmers who support the law and threaten to block the main roads around Paris indefinitely. (Photo by Telmo Pinto/NurPhoto) -
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Farmers Demonstration Outside The French National Assembly, In Paris
In Paris, France, on May 26, 2025, the FNSEA (National Federation of Farmers' Unions) parks around ten tractors outside the National Assembly to put pressure on the MPs who are due to examine the 'Duplomb' law on agricultural constraints. The text divides the Assembly over the reintroduction of neonicotinoid pesticides. The left tables 3,500 amendments, angering farmers who support the law and threaten to block the main roads around Paris indefinitely. (Photo by Telmo Pinto/NurPhoto) -
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Farmers Demonstration Outside The French National Assembly, In Paris
In Paris, France, on May 26, 2025, the FNSEA (National Federation of Farmers' Unions) parks around ten tractors outside the National Assembly to put pressure on the MPs who are due to examine the 'Duplomb' law on agricultural constraints. The text divides the Assembly over the reintroduction of neonicotinoid pesticides. The left tables 3,500 amendments, angering farmers who support the law and threaten to block the main roads around Paris indefinitely. (Photo by Telmo Pinto/NurPhoto) -
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Farmers Demonstration Outside The French National Assembly, In Paris
In Paris, France, on May 26, 2025, Francis Hermand, Mayor of Vivieres (Hauts de France), who opposes the use of pesticides by farmers, counter-protests during the demonstration of the FNSEA (National Federation of Farmers' Unions) outside the French National Assembly. (Photo by Telmo Pinto/NurPhoto) -
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Farmers Demonstration Outside The French National Assembly, In Paris
In Paris, France, on May 26, 2025, the FNSEA (National Federation of Farmers' Unions) parks around ten tractors outside the National Assembly to put pressure on the MPs who are due to examine the 'Duplomb' law on agricultural constraints. The text divides the Assembly over the reintroduction of neonicotinoid pesticides. The left tables 3,500 amendments, angering farmers who support the law and threaten to block the main roads around Paris indefinitely. (Photo by Telmo Pinto/NurPhoto) -
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Farmers Demonstration Outside The French National Assembly, In Paris
A man (L), who opposes the use of pesticides by farmers, counter-protests during the demonstration of the FNSEA (National Federation of Farmers' Unions) outside the French National Assembly in Paris, France, on May 26, 2025. (Photo by Telmo Pinto/NurPhoto) -
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Farmers Demonstration Outside The French National Assembly, In Paris
In Paris, France, on May 26, 2025, the FNSEA (National Federation of Farmers' Unions) parks around ten tractors outside the National Assembly to put pressure on the MPs who are due to examine the 'Duplomb' law on agricultural constraints. The text divides the Assembly over the reintroduction of neonicotinoid pesticides. The left tables 3,500 amendments, angering farmers who support the law and threaten to block the main roads around Paris indefinitely. (Photo by Telmo Pinto/NurPhoto) -
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Farmers Demonstration Outside The French National Assembly, In Paris
In Paris, France, on May 26, 2025, the FNSEA (National Federation of Farmers' Unions) parks around ten tractors outside the National Assembly to put pressure on the MPs who are due to examine the 'Duplomb' law on agricultural constraints. The text divides the Assembly over the reintroduction of neonicotinoid pesticides. The left tables 3,500 amendments, angering farmers who support the law and threaten to block the main roads around Paris indefinitely. (Photo by Telmo Pinto/NurPhoto) -
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Farmers Demonstration Outside The French National Assembly, In Paris
In Paris, France, on May 26, 2025, the FNSEA (National Federation of Farmers' Unions) parks around ten tractors outside the National Assembly to put pressure on the MPs who are due to examine the 'Duplomb' law on agricultural constraints. The text divides the Assembly over the reintroduction of neonicotinoid pesticides. The left tables 3,500 amendments, angering farmers who support the law and threaten to block the main roads around Paris indefinitely. (Photo by Telmo Pinto/NurPhoto) -
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Farmers Demonstration Outside The French National Assembly, In Paris
In Paris, France, on May 26, 2025, the FNSEA (National Federation of Farmers' Unions) parks around ten tractors outside the National Assembly to put pressure on the MPs who are due to examine the 'Duplomb' law on agricultural constraints. The text divides the Assembly over the reintroduction of neonicotinoid pesticides. The left tables 3,500 amendments, angering farmers who support the law and threaten to block the main roads around Paris indefinitely. (Photo by Telmo Pinto/NurPhoto) -
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Farmers Demonstration Outside The French National Assembly, In Paris
In Paris, France, on May 26, 2025, the FNSEA (National Federation of Farmers' Unions) parks around ten tractors outside the National Assembly to put pressure on the MPs who are due to examine the 'Duplomb' law on agricultural constraints. The text divides the Assembly over the reintroduction of neonicotinoid pesticides. The left tables 3,500 amendments, angering farmers who support the law and threaten to block the main roads around Paris indefinitely. (Photo by Telmo Pinto/NurPhoto) -
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Farmers Demonstration Outside The French National Assembly, In Paris
In Paris, France, on May 26, 2025, the FNSEA (National Federation of Farmers' Unions) parks around ten tractors outside the National Assembly to put pressure on the MPs who are due to examine the 'Duplomb' law on agricultural constraints. The text divides the Assembly over the reintroduction of neonicotinoid pesticides. The left tables 3,500 amendments, angering farmers who support the law and threaten to block the main roads around Paris indefinitely. (Photo by Telmo Pinto/NurPhoto) -
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Farmers Demonstration Outside The French National Assembly, In Paris
In Paris, France, on May 26, 2025, the FNSEA (National Federation of Farmers' Unions) parks around ten tractors outside the National Assembly to put pressure on the MPs who are due to examine the 'Duplomb' law on agricultural constraints. The text divides the Assembly over the reintroduction of neonicotinoid pesticides. The left tables 3,500 amendments, angering farmers who support the law and threaten to block the main roads around Paris indefinitely. (Photo by Telmo Pinto/NurPhoto) -
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Farmers Demonstration Outside The French National Assembly, In Paris
In Paris, France, on May 26, 2025, the FNSEA (National Federation of Farmers' Unions) parks around ten tractors outside the National Assembly to put pressure on the MPs who are due to examine the 'Duplomb' law on agricultural constraints. The text divides the Assembly over the reintroduction of neonicotinoid pesticides. The left tables 3,500 amendments, angering farmers who support the law and threaten to block the main roads around Paris indefinitely. (Photo by Telmo Pinto/NurPhoto) -
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Farmers Demonstration Outside The French National Assembly, In Paris
In Paris, France, on May 26, 2025, the FNSEA (National Federation of Farmers' Unions) parks around ten tractors outside the National Assembly to put pressure on the MPs who are due to examine the 'Duplomb' law on agricultural constraints. The text divides the Assembly over the reintroduction of neonicotinoid pesticides. The left tables 3,500 amendments, angering farmers who support the law and threaten to block the main roads around Paris indefinitely. (Photo by Telmo Pinto/NurPhoto) -
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Farmers Demonstration Outside The French National Assembly, In Paris
In Paris, France, on May 26, 2025, the FNSEA (National Federation of Farmers' Unions) parks around ten tractors outside the National Assembly to put pressure on the MPs who are due to examine the 'Duplomb' law on agricultural constraints. The text divides the Assembly over the reintroduction of neonicotinoid pesticides. The left tables 3,500 amendments, angering farmers who support the law and threaten to block the main roads around Paris indefinitely. (Photo by Telmo Pinto/NurPhoto) -
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France's FNSEA Chief Arnaud Rousseau Joins Farmers' Protest Outside National Assembly in Paris
Head of France's main farmers' union, FNSEA, Arnaud Rousseau, seen among farmers during a protest organized by the FNSEA and Jeunes Agriculteurs (JA) unions outside the French National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) in Paris on May 26, 2025, ahead of a parliamentary debate on the Duplomb Bill, aimed at 'removing constraints on the exercise' of their profession and, in particular, facilitating access to pesticides. (Photo by Adnan Farzat/NurPhoto) -
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France's FNSEA Chief Arnaud Rousseau Joins Farmers' Protest Outside National Assembly in Paris
Head of France's main farmers' union, FNSEA, Arnaud Rousseau, seen among farmers during a protest organized by the FNSEA and Jeunes Agriculteurs (JA) unions outside the French National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) in Paris on May 26, 2025, ahead of a parliamentary debate on the Duplomb Bill, aimed at 'removing constraints on the exercise' of their profession and, in particular, facilitating access to pesticides. (Photo by Adnan Farzat/NurPhoto) -
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France's FNSEA Chief Arnaud Rousseau Joins Farmers' Protest Outside National Assembly in Paris
Head of France's main farmers' union, FNSEA, Arnaud Rousseau, seen among farmers during a protest organized by the FNSEA and Jeunes Agriculteurs (JA) unions outside the French National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) in Paris on May 26, 2025, ahead of a parliamentary debate on the Duplomb Bill, aimed at 'removing constraints on the exercise' of their profession and, in particular, facilitating access to pesticides. (Photo by Adnan Farzat/NurPhoto) -
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France's FNSEA Chief Arnaud Rousseau Joins Farmers' Protest Outside National Assembly in Paris
Head of France's main farmers' union, FNSEA, Arnaud Rousseau, seen among farmers during a protest organized by the FNSEA and Jeunes Agriculteurs (JA) unions outside the French National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) in Paris on May 26, 2025, ahead of a parliamentary debate on the Duplomb Bill, aimed at 'removing constraints on the exercise' of their profession and, in particular, facilitating access to pesticides. (Photo by Adnan Farzat/NurPhoto) -
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France's FNSEA Chief Arnaud Rousseau Joins Farmers' Protest Outside National Assembly in Paris
Head of France's main farmers' union, FNSEA, Arnaud Rousseau, seen among farmers during a protest organized by the FNSEA and Jeunes Agriculteurs (JA) unions outside the French National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) in Paris on May 26, 2025, ahead of a parliamentary debate on the Duplomb Bill, aimed at 'removing constraints on the exercise' of their profession and, in particular, facilitating access to pesticides. (Photo by Adnan Farzat/NurPhoto) -
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France's FNSEA Chief Arnaud Rousseau Joins Farmers' Protest Outside National Assembly in Paris
Head of France's main farmers' union, FNSEA, Arnaud Rousseau, seen among farmers during a protest organized by the FNSEA and Jeunes Agriculteurs (JA) unions outside the French National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) in Paris on May 26, 2025, ahead of a parliamentary debate on the Duplomb Bill, aimed at 'removing constraints on the exercise' of their profession and, in particular, facilitating access to pesticides. (Photo by Adnan Farzat/NurPhoto) -
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France's FNSEA Chief Arnaud Rousseau Joins Farmers' Protest Outside National Assembly in Paris
Head of France's main farmers' union, FNSEA, Arnaud Rousseau, seen among farmers during a protest organized by the FNSEA and Jeunes Agriculteurs (JA) unions outside the French National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) in Paris on May 26, 2025, ahead of a parliamentary debate on the Duplomb Bill, aimed at 'removing constraints on the exercise' of their profession and, in particular, facilitating access to pesticides. (Photo by Adnan Farzat/NurPhoto) -
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Vegetables of the future could be fortified using tiny needles
Ferrari Press Agency
Needles 1
Ref 16777
30/04/2025
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Pictures must credit:Courtesy of the researchers/MIT
Tiny needles made of silk could be used to apply nutrients to farm crops so the chemicals don’t end up in the air or soil.
These hollow microneedles can also be used to monitor plant health.
Researchers tested their ability to deliver iron to iron-deficient tomato plants, which can cause a disease known as chlorosis.
Chlorosis can decrease yields, but treating it by spraying crops is inefficient and can have environmental side effects.
The researchers showed that their microneedles could be used for the sustained delivery of iron without harming the plants.
The researchers, a team from the USA’s Massachusetts Institute of Technology and scientists from Singapore also showed the micro-needles could be used to fortify crops while they grow.
Historically, crop fortification efforts have focused on minerals like zinc or iron, with vitamins only added after the food is harvested.
In each case, the researchers applied the microneedles to the stalks of plants by hand.
But the team envisions equipping autonomous vehicles and other equipment already used in farms to automate and scale the process.
OPS: These optical and scanning electron microscope images show the microneedle and zoom in at the tip of the microneedle.
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Vegetables of the future could be fortified using tiny needles
Ferrari Press Agency
Needles 1
Ref 16777
30/04/2025
See Ferrari text
Pictures must credit:Benedetto Marelli/MIT
Tiny needles made of silk could be used to apply nutrients to farm crops so the chemicals don’t end up in the air or soil.
These hollow microneedles can also be used to monitor plant health.
Researchers tested their ability to deliver iron to iron-deficient tomato plants, which can cause a disease known as chlorosis.
Chlorosis can decrease yields, but treating it by spraying crops is inefficient and can have environmental side effects.
The researchers showed that their microneedles could be used for the sustained delivery of iron without harming the plants.
The researchers, a team from the USA’s Massachusetts Institute of Technology and scientists from Singapore also showed the micro-needles could be used to fortify crops while they grow.
Historically, crop fortification efforts have focused on minerals like zinc or iron, with vitamins only added after the food is harvested.
In each case, the researchers applied the microneedles to the stalks of plants by hand.
But the team envisions equipping autonomous vehicles and other equipment already used in farms to automate and scale the process.
OPS: Cross section of a micro needled inserted into a tomato stalk.
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Vegetables of the future could be fortified using tiny needles
Ferrari Press Agency
Needles 1
Ref 16777
30/04/2025
See Ferrari text
Pictures must credit:Benedetto Marelli/MIT
Tiny needles made of silk could be used to apply nutrients to farm crops so the chemicals don’t end up in the air or soil.
These hollow microneedles can also be used to monitor plant health.
Researchers tested their ability to deliver iron to iron-deficient tomato plants, which can cause a disease known as chlorosis.
Chlorosis can decrease yields, but treating it by spraying crops is inefficient and can have environmental side effects.
The researchers showed that their microneedles could be used for the sustained delivery of iron without harming the plants.
The researchers, a team from the USA’s Massachusetts Institute of Technology and scientists from Singapore also showed the micro-needles could be used to fortify crops while they grow.
Historically, crop fortification efforts have focused on minerals like zinc or iron, with vitamins only added after the food is harvested.
In each case, the researchers applied the microneedles to the stalks of plants by hand.
But the team envisions equipping autonomous vehicles and other equipment already used in farms to automate and scale the process.
OPS: In demonstrations, the team showed their new technique could be used to give plants iron to treat a disease known as chlorosis and to add B12 to tomato plants to make them more nutritious for humans. The micro needle is shown by the pink marker
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'Every time the planes pass, my eyes burn': the hidden cost of Costa Rican bananas
Pesticides banned in the EU are still used in the Central American country, affecting workers and ecosystems, all to meet the demand for 'perfect' fruit in the west.
Among the pesticides found in the blood of local women and children, are chlorothalonil and mancozeb - two fungicides associated with potential carcinogenic effects - as well as chlorpyrifos, known for its neurotoxic effects on children, and neonicotinoids, a type of insecticide which can hinder neurological development.
Many of these agrochemicals are banned in Europe but continue to be produced and exported to countries such as Costa Rica, where they help to meet market demands for the kind of aesthetically perfect bananas sold worldwide.
A banana worker prepares chemicals to be applied with a backpack sprayer.Ê
According to an inter-university study (Costa Rica, Germany and Sweden), 79 molecules are used in banana cultivation for 818 marketed products.
Of these, the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) has identified 10, widely used in the country, which are particularly harmful to human beings and the environment. In particular, Mancozeb, Chlorpyrifos, Carbendazim, Chlorothalonil, defined by the IARC as potential carcinogens and endocrine disruptors, are banned in EU countries although they are still exported by European companies to Costa Rica.
Matina Canton, Limon Province, Costa Rica, 2024.
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'Every time the planes pass, my eyes burn': the hidden cost of Costa Rican bananas
Pesticides banned in the EU are still used in the Central American country, affecting workers and ecosystems, all to meet the demand for 'perfect' fruit in the west.
Among the pesticides found in the blood of local women and children, are chlorothalonil and mancozeb - two fungicides associated with potential carcinogenic effects - as well as chlorpyrifos, known for its neurotoxic effects on children, and neonicotinoids, a type of insecticide which can hinder neurological development.
Many of these agrochemicals are banned in Europe but continue to be produced and exported to countries such as Costa Rica, where they help to meet market demands for the kind of aesthetically perfect bananas sold worldwide.
A laborer on a bicycle crosses the road that leads to one of the many banana plantations in the Matina County. According to the SEPSA statistical bulletin (Secretar’a Ejecutiva de Planificaci—n
Sectorial Agropecuaria -2022) there are over 83,000 hectares of land in Costa Rica cultivated with bananas and pineapples. The equivalent of approximately 118,570 football fields.
Matina County, Limon Province, Costa Rica, 2024.
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'Every time the planes pass, my eyes burn': the hidden cost of Costa Rican bananas
Pesticides banned in the EU are still used in the Central American country, affecting workers and ecosystems, all to meet the demand for 'perfect' fruit in the west.
Among the pesticides found in the blood of local women and children, are chlorothalonil and mancozeb - two fungicides associated with potential carcinogenic effects - as well as chlorpyrifos, known for its neurotoxic effects on children, and neonicotinoids, a type of insecticide which can hinder neurological development.
Many of these agrochemicals are banned in Europe but continue to be produced and exported to countries such as Costa Rica, where they help to meet market demands for the kind of aesthetically perfect bananas sold worldwide.
Two workers at the packing plant label and brush a chemist on bananas arrived from the field via a system of hand-pulled pulleys. The bananas will then be weighed, boxed and loaded directly onto a truck for transport.
Canton of Matina, Province of Limon, Costa Rica, 2024.
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'Every time the planes pass, my eyes burn': the hidden cost of Costa Rican bananas
Pesticides banned in the EU are still used in the Central American country, affecting workers and ecosystems, all to meet the demand for 'perfect' fruit in the west.
Among the pesticides found in the blood of local women and children, are chlorothalonil and mancozeb - two fungicides associated with potential carcinogenic effects - as well as chlorpyrifos, known for its neurotoxic effects on children, and neonicotinoids, a type of insecticide which can hinder neurological development.
Many of these agrochemicals are banned in Europe but continue to be produced and exported to countries such as Costa Rica, where they help to meet market demands for the kind of aesthetically perfect bananas sold worldwide.
An airplane used by banana companies to apply pesticides flies over the town of Bataan, in the Matina Canton. The sky of the town, surrounded by plantations, is crossed daily by planes applying pesticides for the big fruit brands such as Chiquita, Del Monte, Dole, Acon, Fyffes. According to an international study published in 2022, the fungicide Mancozeb is the most used product: approximately 1 application per week for a total of 67kg/ha per year of product applied. According to a 2022 United Nations study, pesticides from the carbamate group, including mancozeb, may be involved in the genesis of diseases such as hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism; they may be linked to rheumatoid arthritis, melanoma, Hodgking's lymphoma, non-Hodgking's lymphoma, brain tumor and central nervous system tumor. Of this group, the link with cancer stands out.
Bataan, Matina Canton, Limon Province, Costa Rica, 2024.
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'Every time the planes pass, my eyes burn': the hidden cost of Costa Rican bananas
Pesticides banned in the EU are still used in the Central American country, affecting workers and ecosystems, all to meet the demand for 'perfect' fruit in the west.
Among the pesticides found in the blood of local women and children, are chlorothalonil and mancozeb - two fungicides associated with potential carcinogenic effects - as well as chlorpyrifos, known for its neurotoxic effects on children, and neonicotinoids, a type of insecticide which can hinder neurological development.
Many of these agrochemicals are banned in Europe but continue to be produced and exported to countries such as Costa Rica, where they help to meet market demands for the kind of aesthetically perfect bananas sold worldwide.
Laboratories of the Regional Institute for Studies on Toxic Substances of the National University of Costa Rica (IRET-UNA).
According to a study by the University river sardines exposed to non-lethal doses of organophosphate pesticides change their behavior due to neuronal dysfunction. They become less reactive to predator attacks and change their eating habits.
San Josè, Costa Rica, 2024.
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'Every time the planes pass, my eyes burn': the hidden cost of Costa Rican bananas
Pesticides banned in the EU are still used in the Central American country, affecting workers and ecosystems, all to meet the demand for 'perfect' fruit in the west.
Among the pesticides found in the blood of local women and children, are chlorothalonil and mancozeb - two fungicides associated with potential carcinogenic effects - as well as chlorpyrifos, known for its neurotoxic effects on children, and neonicotinoids, a type of insecticide which can hinder neurological development.
Many of these agrochemicals are banned in Europe but continue to be produced and exported to countries such as Costa Rica, where they help to meet market demands for the kind of aesthetically perfect bananas sold worldwide.
Some students of the La Victoria elementary school look out the window during recess.Ê
On June 23, 2023, 14 students were rushed to a medical center and emergency room after the pineapple field, about 10 meters away from the school, was treated with pesticides. The same event was repeated on August 4 of the same year with 21 children and school staff intoxicated.
The air analyzes conducted within the IDA la Victoria school by the IRET (Regional Institute for Studies on Toxic Substances) found 8 different organophosphate pesticides, with very high concentrations especially of Diazinon, Chlorpyrifos. The latter product is banned by the EU but European companies continue to export it to third countries such as Costa Rica.
IDA La Victoria School, Canton of Rio Cuarto, Province of Alajuela, Costa Rica, 2024.
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'It's a toxic blend': where the kids are warned not to swallow the bath water. Predominantly Latino towns in California like East Orosi face huge obstacles getting clean drinking water
An invisible line splits the rural road of Avenue 416 in California’s Tulare county, at the point where the nut trees stretch east toward the towering Sierra Nevada mountains in the distance. On one side of the line, residents have clean water. On the other side, they do not. On the other side lies East Orosi, an unincorporated community of about 700 where children grow up learning to never open their eyes or mouths while they shower. They know that what comes out of their faucets may harm them, and parents warn they must not swallow when they brush their teeth. They spend their lives sustaining themselves on bottled water while just one mile down Avenue 416, the same children they go to school with in the community of Orosi can drink from their taps freely and bathe without a second thought.
East Orosi is one of many predominantly Latino communities that suffer from contaminated drinking water that has exceeded federal limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency. This is an issue that affects 5.25m people across California.The farmworking Lopez family hangs out outside their home in East Orosi, California on January 23, 2021. East Orosi's drinking water isn't safe to drink due to nitrate contamination from surrounding farms.
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'It's a toxic blend': where the kids are warned not to swallow the bath water. Predominantly Latino towns in California like East Orosi face huge obstacles getting clean drinking water
An invisible line splits the rural road of Avenue 416 in California’s Tulare county, at the point where the nut trees stretch east toward the towering Sierra Nevada mountains in the distance. On one side of the line, residents have clean water. On the other side, they do not. On the other side lies East Orosi, an unincorporated community of about 700 where children grow up learning to never open their eyes or mouths while they shower. They know that what comes out of their faucets may harm them, and parents warn they must not swallow when they brush their teeth. They spend their lives sustaining themselves on bottled water while just one mile down Avenue 416, the same children they go to school with in the community of Orosi can drink from their taps freely and bathe without a second thought.
East Orosi is one of many predominantly Latino communities that suffer from contaminated drinking water that has exceeded federal limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency. This is an issue that affects 5.25m people across California.The farmworking Lopez family hangs out outside their home in East Orosi, California on January 23, 2021. East Orosi's drinking water isn't safe to drink due to nitrate contamination from surrounding farms.
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'It's a toxic blend': where the kids are warned not to swallow the bath water. Predominantly Latino towns in California like East Orosi face huge obstacles getting clean drinking water
An invisible line splits the rural road of Avenue 416 in California’s Tulare county, at the point where the nut trees stretch east toward the towering Sierra Nevada mountains in the distance. On one side of the line, residents have clean water. On the other side, they do not. On the other side lies East Orosi, an unincorporated community of about 700 where children grow up learning to never open their eyes or mouths while they shower. They know that what comes out of their faucets may harm them, and parents warn they must not swallow when they brush their teeth. They spend their lives sustaining themselves on bottled water while just one mile down Avenue 416, the same children they go to school with in the community of Orosi can drink from their taps freely and bathe without a second thought.
East Orosi is one of many predominantly Latino communities that suffer from contaminated drinking water that has exceeded federal limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency. This is an issue that affects 5.25m people across California.East Orosi, California is surrounded by orchards, mainly citrus, on January 22, 2021. East Orosi's drinking water isn't safe to drink due to nitrate contamination from surrounding farms.
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'It's a toxic blend': where the kids are warned not to swallow the bath water. Predominantly Latino towns in California like East Orosi face huge obstacles getting clean drinking water
An invisible line splits the rural road of Avenue 416 in California’s Tulare county, at the point where the nut trees stretch east toward the towering Sierra Nevada mountains in the distance. On one side of the line, residents have clean water. On the other side, they do not. On the other side lies East Orosi, an unincorporated community of about 700 where children grow up learning to never open their eyes or mouths while they shower. They know that what comes out of their faucets may harm them, and parents warn they must not swallow when they brush their teeth. They spend their lives sustaining themselves on bottled water while just one mile down Avenue 416, the same children they go to school with in the community of Orosi can drink from their taps freely and bathe without a second thought.
East Orosi is one of many predominantly Latino communities that suffer from contaminated drinking water that has exceeded federal limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency. This is an issue that affects 5.25m people across California.A scene in Orosi, California on January 23, 2021. East Orosi's drinking water isn't safe to drink due to nitrate contamination from surrounding farms.
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'It's a toxic blend': where the kids are warned not to swallow the bath water. Predominantly Latino towns in California like East Orosi face huge obstacles getting clean drinking water
An invisible line splits the rural road of Avenue 416 in California’s Tulare county, at the point where the nut trees stretch east toward the towering Sierra Nevada mountains in the distance. On one side of the line, residents have clean water. On the other side, they do not. On the other side lies East Orosi, an unincorporated community of about 700 where children grow up learning to never open their eyes or mouths while they shower. They know that what comes out of their faucets may harm them, and parents warn they must not swallow when they brush their teeth. They spend their lives sustaining themselves on bottled water while just one mile down Avenue 416, the same children they go to school with in the community of Orosi can drink from their taps freely and bathe without a second thought.
East Orosi is one of many predominantly Latino communities that suffer from contaminated drinking water that has exceeded federal limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency. This is an issue that affects 5.25m people across California.East Orosi resident OBdulia Diaz fills up her drinking water supplies at a kiosk in Orosi, California on January 23, 2021. East Orosi's drinking water isn't safe to drink due to nitrate contamination from surrounding farms.
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'It's a toxic blend': where the kids are warned not to swallow the bath water. Predominantly Latino towns in California like East Orosi face huge obstacles getting clean drinking water
An invisible line splits the rural road of Avenue 416 in California’s Tulare county, at the point where the nut trees stretch east toward the towering Sierra Nevada mountains in the distance. On one side of the line, residents have clean water. On the other side, they do not. On the other side lies East Orosi, an unincorporated community of about 700 where children grow up learning to never open their eyes or mouths while they shower. They know that what comes out of their faucets may harm them, and parents warn they must not swallow when they brush their teeth. They spend their lives sustaining themselves on bottled water while just one mile down Avenue 416, the same children they go to school with in the community of Orosi can drink from their taps freely and bathe without a second thought.
East Orosi is one of many predominantly Latino communities that suffer from contaminated drinking water that has exceeded federal limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency. This is an issue that affects 5.25m people across California.East Orosi resident Jesse Garcia fills up his drinking water supplies at a kiosk in Orosi, California on January 23, 2021. East Orosi's drinking water isn't safe to drink due to nitrate contamination from surrounding farms.
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'It's a toxic blend': where the kids are warned not to swallow the bath water. Predominantly Latino towns in California like East Orosi face huge obstacles getting clean drinking water
An invisible line splits the rural road of Avenue 416 in California’s Tulare county, at the point where the nut trees stretch east toward the towering Sierra Nevada mountains in the distance. On one side of the line, residents have clean water. On the other side, they do not. On the other side lies East Orosi, an unincorporated community of about 700 where children grow up learning to never open their eyes or mouths while they shower. They know that what comes out of their faucets may harm them, and parents warn they must not swallow when they brush their teeth. They spend their lives sustaining themselves on bottled water while just one mile down Avenue 416, the same children they go to school with in the community of Orosi can drink from their taps freely and bathe without a second thought.
East Orosi is one of many predominantly Latino communities that suffer from contaminated drinking water that has exceeded federal limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency. This is an issue that affects 5.25m people across California.East Orosi resident Jesse Garcia fills up his drinking water supplies at a kiosk in Orosi, California on January 23, 2021. East Orosi's drinking water isn't safe to drink due to nitrate contamination from surrounding farms.
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'It's a toxic blend': where the kids are warned not to swallow the bath water. Predominantly Latino towns in California like East Orosi face huge obstacles getting clean drinking water
An invisible line splits the rural road of Avenue 416 in California’s Tulare county, at the point where the nut trees stretch east toward the towering Sierra Nevada mountains in the distance. On one side of the line, residents have clean water. On the other side, they do not. On the other side lies East Orosi, an unincorporated community of about 700 where children grow up learning to never open their eyes or mouths while they shower. They know that what comes out of their faucets may harm them, and parents warn they must not swallow when they brush their teeth. They spend their lives sustaining themselves on bottled water while just one mile down Avenue 416, the same children they go to school with in the community of Orosi can drink from their taps freely and bathe without a second thought.
East Orosi is one of many predominantly Latino communities that suffer from contaminated drinking water that has exceeded federal limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency. This is an issue that affects 5.25m people across California.East Orosi resident Jesse Garcia, left, fills up his drinking water supplies at a kiosk in Orosi, California on January 23, 2021. East Orosi's drinking water isn't safe to drink due to nitrate contamination from surrounding farms.
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