'Crop Yields Globally Would Halve Without Pesticides'

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Without pesticides to keep weeds, pests and diseases in check, crop yields would fall to half their current levels and food prices would rise by 40 per cent, an increase to UK consumers of some Pounds 70 billion per year in food costs.

Those are some of the findings of a new economic impact report by leading economist Sean Rickard.

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'Crop Yields Globally Would Halve Without Pesticides'

As spiralling development costs and restrictive new legislation threaten EU farmers' access to vital pesticide products, the report examines the true value of crop protection to the food chain and living standards.

The repo...

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