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Pesticides being sprayed on a field

SIPA USA

Are pesticides the problem?

On Tuesday, Oct. 3, more than 600 US cinemas will air a new film, “Into the Weeds: Dewayne “Lee” Johnson vs. Monsanto Company,” for one night only. The movie by award-winning director, Jennifer Baichwal, centers on the agrochemical giant Monsanto and the world’s most popular herbicide, Roundup. It follows lawsuits, specifically the one brought by Lee Johnson, that allege Monsanto buried evidence that its product was carcinogenic even as it was being sued by thousands of cancer patients who developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after using their products.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro attend a news conference following talks in Moscow.

Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS

For Latin America, political risks overshadow economic gain from Ukraine crisis

Countries that rely heavily on imported food and energy face the greatest risk of social and economic crises from the disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Yet even those that are themselves big producers of these essential commodities are suffering fallout from the war. Rising prices for basic goods in many parts of Latin America, for example, are testing governments already struggling to manage elevated public frustration caused by pandemic hardships. We asked Eurasia Group expert Yael Sternberg to explain how this is playing out.

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Carrots are dumped into a carrot washing machine at a farm in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

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Hard Numbers: India needs non-agri investment, American women lag behind, WFH forever, Iranian job woes

90: India will need to create 90 million new non-agricultural jobs by 2030 to reach its economic potential, according to McKinsey. The pandemic drove tens of millions out of cities to work in farming back in their villages, but economists now say that the government needs to boost urban production to maximize growth.

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Farmers block expressway to protest against Modi's new laws

January 08, 2021 5:00 AM

•KUNDLI (India) • Tens of thousands of farmers on tractors occupied a stretch of an expressway on the periphery of the Indian capital New Delhi yesterday in one of the biggest shows of strength since they began a sit-in against deregulation of farm markets more than a month ago.

Farmers block expressway near Indian capital to protest Modi's new laws

January 07, 2021 3:41 PM

KUNDLI, INDIA (REUTERS) - Tens of thousands of farmers on tractors occupied a stretch of an expressway on the periphery of the Indian capital New Delhi on Thursday (Jan 7) in one of the biggest shows of strength since they began a sit-in against deregulation of farm markets more than a month ago.

Indian farmers step up pressure with hunger strike against agricultural reforms

December 14, 2020 3:30 PM

Small growers fear that the changes will mean the end of price support for staples and leave them at the mercy of big business

India farmers intensify protests as deadlock over new farming laws continues

December 13, 2020 4:17 PM

They are against three laws meant to overhaul procurement procedures and grant them more options to sell their produce

India may amend farm reform in the hope of ending protests

December 09, 2020 3:23 PM

But the government will not abandon its plan for reform, an official said.

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