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Synthetic pesticides are poisonous to the environment. And yet, we need them to grow our crops - at least in conventional, industrial agriculture. Pesticide producers make billions in sales from their products, and have lobbied the European Union to keep our food systems in place, toppling pesticide-reduction proposals, say anti-pesticide campaigners. But how damaging are synthetic pesticides? And can they be made more sustainable?

00:00 Introduction
00:44 Going organic
02:39 History of pesticides
04:48 The weed resistance
07:08 Environmental impact
08:39 Legislation
11:17 Bad business in South America?
13:49 Do we need pesticides?

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