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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

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Pippa Neill Environment reporter2 Sept 2026, 06:00 amUpdated 8h ago1 min readWorldWorld
Almost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year, experts find

World — Pippa 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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