+ BRAZIL BECOMES BIGGEST CONSUMER OF PESTICIDES AS GM ACREAGE EXPANDS

+ BRAZIL BECOMES BIGGEST CONSUMER OF PESTICIDES AS GM ACREAGE EXPANDS
Brazil's consumption of pesticides and herbicides grew by 25% in 2008 to 734 million tonnes, worth US$7.1bn. For the first time ever, the country overtook the previous world champion, the USA, which consumed 646 million tonnes, worth US$6.0bn. In what few would see as a coincidence, that same year Brazil recorded its largest area ever planted with GMOs, almost of all of which are crops that have been genetically modified to be resistant to herbicides. Indeed, 45% of the herbicides and pesticides were used in the cultivation of soya, most of which is GM.
http://www.gmwatch.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&a... americas-gm-wars
http://tiny.cc/mG5D8

By tabla on Aug 7, 2009, 10:36 in Brazil forum.

tropicalshirt says on Aug 12, 2009, 13:39: Brazil marches on... The Real continues from strength to strength, global investors are throwing money at Brazil. These farms are not small concerns! And I remember a couple of years ago a statistic that half of Brazil does not have a toothbrush. I'm sure that hasn't changed. o melhor do brasil é o nordeste e o melhor do nordeste é... 0 funny, 0 helpful.

tropicalshirt says on Aug 16, 2009, 12:30: GM soya is covering an increasingly large parts of South America: Brazil, Argentina, part of Paraguay the size of Belgium. The problems are huge: mega farms displacing small farmers, toxins, lack of justice. 0 funny, 0 helpful.

greg says on Oct 6, 2009, 18:34: Very sad 0 funny, 0 helpful.

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