Effects of pesticides on the right to food 2017, para. 33
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Pesticides contaminate and degrade soil to varying degrees. In China, recent studies released by the Government show moderate to severe contamination from pesticides and other pollutants on 26 million hectares of farmland, to the extent that farming cannot continue on approximately 20 per cent of arable land.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right to food
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Environment
Food & Nutrition
Health
Person(s) affected
All
Year
2017
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Other
Reference
SR Food, Report to the HRC (2017), A/HRC/34/48, para. 33.