Farmers in Barahona protest use of glyphosate
The Ministry of Public Health has not been available for comment for Diario Libre journalists on the use of glyphosate in the Dominican Republic. Recently farmers in Barahona have complained that their crops are affected by the use of the product by the Consorcio Azucarero Central, a large sugar producing company in southwestern Barahona.
The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has declared glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic to humans,” and Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Malta, New Zealand, Portugal, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom have restricted or outlawed the use of the agrochemical nationwide.
Source: DR1, DiarioLibre
July 18, 2019
Category: DR News |