Pesticides

BRAZIL’S NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE SITE CONCERNS OVER MASSIVE USE OF GLYPHOSATE

Brazil is the largest consumer of agrochemicals in the world. Agrochemical sales increased from USD 2 billion in 2001 to 8.5 billion in 2011. A report from Brazil’s National Cancer Institute José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA), part of the country’s Ministry of Health, says that national consumption of agrochemicals is equivalent to 5.2 litres …