Neonicotinoid pesticides including acetamiprid and imidacloprid (that are responsible for deaths of millions of bees) are affecting developing human nervous system and may even harm developing brains of the unborn babies, experts at European Food Safety Authority say.   

Agrochemicals are chemical agents used on farmlands to improve the nutrients in the field or crops.

The recent Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruling to overturn Bayer’s registration of drought-tolerant maize, product number MON87460, is a clear example of judicial overreach.

South African think tank, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP), has warned that the EU’s European Green Deal strategic roadmap could pose a challenge for South African agriculture, in the coming years. The aim of this roadmap is to make agriculture more sustainable and help combat climate change.

For many years pesticides have been a central part of modern farming.