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Study: Almost Half the World’s Farmers Are Poisoned by Pesticides Each Year

This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Almost half of the world's farmers are poisoned by pesticides every single year, a study has found.

Study: Almost Half the World’s Farmers Are Poisoned by Pesticides Each Year

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This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

Almost half of the world's farmers are poisoned by pesticides every single year, a study has found.

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This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Almost half of the world's farmers are poisoned by pesticides every single year, a study has found.

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