Effects of pesticides on the right to food 2017, para. 33
Párrafo
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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.
Condicón jurídica
Non-negotiated soft law
Organismo
Special Rapporteur on the right to food
Tipo de documento
Special Procedures' report
Medio de adopción
N.A.
Temas
Environment
Food & Nutrition
Health
Personas afectadas
All
Año
2017
Tipo de párrafo
Other
Reference
SR Food, Report to the HRC (2017), A/HRC/34/48, para. 33.