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Almost half of world’s farmers poisonedby pesticides every year, experts find

Study reveals that pesticide poisoning kills 11,000 people each year, with India accounting for nearly 60% of fatalities

This story summarizes reporting from The Guardian. Read the original for full context. Wire items stay in our news sitemap for seven days. Editorial policy.

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Pippa Neill Environment reporter2 Sept 2026, 06:00 amUpdated 7h ago1 min readWorldWorld
Almost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year, experts find

WorldPippa Neill Environment reporter

Study reveals that pesticide poisoning kills 11,000 people each year, with India accounting for nearly 60% of fatalities

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

Using publicly available data from 2006-2023, the study, which was commissioned by Pesticide Action Network , found there to be an estimated 402-433m cases of unintentional acute pesticide poisoning of farmers and farm workers every year.

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

This report is published with credit to The Guardian. The wire sent a summary; open the original for any extra context. Read on The Guardian

Source: The Guardian · Pippa Neill Environment reporter. Published 2 Sept 2026, 06:00 am.

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