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Farming community demands strengthened efforts to protect children from harmful effects of agrochemicals
Dattapur, Yavatmal: Today (November 20th) the international children’s day, farmers, women, youth and children joined for an awareness creation meeting on the need for protecting children from harmful effects of pesticides, in Dattapur village in Yavatmal District in Maharashtra. Senior farmers from the village spoke about ill health of using toxic chemicals from their experience and said that they are trying to get rid of toxic pesticides and move into agroecological practices. Village leaders who are part of the local self governments also joined. In the event, 65 participants came together to observe international children’s day. The event was jointly organised by Maharashtra Association of Pesticide Poisoned Persons, Pesticide Action Network India and Pesticide Action Network Asia & the Pacific. Sri. Budaram Dadanje an organic farmer presided in the event. Sri. Avinash Narsing Pawar, Sri. Ramu Chawan Mazi, Sri. Arun Rathod and Sri. Babulal Rathod spoke on ill health of toxic agrochemicals, need of protecting children from pesticide toxicity, and organic farming. They highlighted requirement more strengthened and concerted efforts from governments and policymakers for reducing toxic pesticides and advancing agroecology. #PesticidesFreeWorld #ChildrensDay #Agroecology4Future #StopFAO-CROPLIFE-ToxicAlliance Photos From the Event
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Third Annual General Meeting of MAPPP demand compensation and rehabilitation package for victims of pesticide poisoning
Sri. Navnath Kolapkar, Superintendent Agriculture Officer of Yavatmal district addressing the participants.
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Resource Group Training for Youth in Yavatmal
Sri. Subhash Sharma, a well know organic farmer in Yavatmal sharing his experiences in non-chemical farming methods
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यवतमाळ विषाक्तता: सिंजेंटा के कीटनाशक अधिकतम शामिल हैं
एमएपीपीपी, पब्लिक आय, ईसीसीएचआर, पॅन इंडिया और पैन एपी से प्रेस विज्ञप्ति: 18.09.2020
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यवतमाळ विषबाधा: सिंजेंटाचे कीटकनाशक जास्त प्रमाणात गुंतलेले आहे
एमएपीपीपी पब्लिक आय, ईसीसीएचआर, पॅन इंडिया आणि पॅन एपी कडून प्रेस रिलीझ : 18.09.2020
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Yavatmal Poisonings: Syngenta’s Pesticide Far More Heavily Involved
PRESS RELEASE | MAPPP, PAN India, PAN AP, Public Eye and ECCHR | 18th September 2020
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Empowering Farmers to get rid of Pesticide Poisoning
First MAPPP Annual meeting at Subhash Sharma Organic Farm, Tiwasa, Yavatmal Sri. Subhash Sharma, an organic farmer talking on…
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Education (CME) Workshop for Medical Professionals in Yavatmal Medical College
Workshop titled ‘International CME Workshop on Pesticide Poisoning in Rural Communities: Improving Medical Management’ was jointly organised in Yavatmal Medical College on 28th February 2019 by Maharashtra Association…
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Farming Community in Yavatmal Declares to stop pesticide menace on the World Soil Day and No Pesticide Use Week
Sri. Dewanand Pawar, founding member of MAPPP, addressing the gathering ‘Maharashtra Association…
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