Tag: Ban Highly Hazardous Pesticides

A new study published in Frontiers in Public Health shows that over 400 million of the world’s farmers and farmworkers suffer ...

“As a community leader, I always try to share what I have learned with other women and encourage them to ...

PENANG, Malaysia – As the world marks World Environment Day, the Pesticide Action Network Asia Pacific (PANAP) today renewed its ...

Today, 28 May 2026, we celebrate the 44th anniversary of the establishment of Pesticide Action Network (PAN). Since PAN’s founding ...

India’s most widely used herbicide, paraquat dichloride, is set to face a nationwide ban following mounting evidence of its severe ...

A lawmaker from India raised alarm over the widespread use of the highly toxic herbicide paraquat dichloride. Dr. Kadiyam Kavya, ...

Pesticide use is taking a serious toll on our farmers’ health. The data from a joint research by PAN India ...

Organised by PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP), Community Pesticide Action Monitoring (CPAM) & Focus Group Discussion Training in Penang brought together ...

In March, global agriculture company Syngenta announced that it will cease production of the pesticide paraquat by the end of ...

Healthy soils are the foundation of life—yet pesticides are reshaping them in dangerous ways. A landmark study across 26 European ...