Effects of pesticides on the right to food 2017, para. 33
Paragraphe
Paragraph text
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.
Status juridique
Non-negotiated soft law
Organe
Special Rapporteur on the right to food
Type de document
Special Procedures' report
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Thèmes
Environment
Food & Nutrition
Health
Personnes concernées
All
Année
2017
Type de paragraphe
Other
Reference
SR Food, Report to the HRC (2017), A/HRC/34/48, para. 33.