Farmers battle over chemical ban
Concern over plunge in crop productivity
The proposed ban on three toxic farm chemicals has sparked a battle between farmers groups for and against removing the substances from the market.
Prokkachol Usap, coordinator of the network supporting the ban, said on Sunday her group would meet Public Health Ministry officials today to push for the National Hazardous Substance Committee (NHSC) to ratify the ban. Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has urged people to wear white today in a campaign to end availability of paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos.
