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pesticide use
Coverage of pesticide use in the Nexus archive.
- Pesticide use rises again in France, especially for PFAS family chemicals
Pesticide use in France is increasing, particularly for PFAS family chemicals. Advocacy group Générations futures published its own calculation using product sales data and official methodology, as the government's pesticide-use indicator remains unchanged.
- 535 farmers died due to unsafe pesticide use between January 2024-2026 in Rajasthan
Between January 2024 and 2026, 535 farmers in Rajasthan died due to unsafe pesticide use. The department attributed these deaths to lack of safety measures during pesticide spraying and indiscriminate use.