The highly toxic pesticide paraquat remains banned, and the Council of Agriculture: the substitute spraying system cannot be pushed, and farmers: it is better not to spray farmers for marketing.

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(by upstream and downstream reporters Cai Jiashan and Chen Pinjun / tr. by Robert Taylor)

The controversy over whether to ban paraquat is heating up. The Council of Agriculture held a press conference today to emphasize that the exit policy of completely banning paraquat in February next year will remain unchanged, and complete alternative drug use measures have been prepared, and reiterated that it is a world trend to phase out highly toxic pesticides. At present, paraquat has been banned in 77 countries in the world.

Paraquat is a cheap and quick-acting herbicide, and many farmers oppose banning it. However, because of its high toxicity to humans, it can still be fatal for suicides to take a sip and spit it out immediately. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, paraquat causes about 200 deaths each year, and the rate in agricultural counties and cities is high, even as high as 15%. Therefore, in order to protect the health of farmers, the Prevention and Inspection Bureau of the Council of Agriculture believes that it is necessary to ban it. Paraquat also has doubts about neurotoxicity, which may lead to diseases such as Parkinson's disease. Farmers at today's meeting also pointed out that long-term spraying may also cause chronic damage to the body.

Why not promote the spray system? Committee of Agriculture: farmers' acceptance is not high and difficult to implement.

In response to questions from the outside world, why does the Council of Agriculture not promote the professional spraying of paraquat pesticides and insist on banning the use of paraquat? Chen Jizhong, chairman of the Council of Agriculture, said that the Council of Agriculture did evaluate the need to replace "farmers' self-purchase" with "compulsory spraying." on the one hand, it ensures that the risk of suicide or injury can be reduced, while taking into account the rights and interests of farmers. However, the general acceptance of farmers is not high, and it is difficult to implement. In consideration of the irreversible impact of paraquat on human safety, and the availability of alternative agents, and countries around the world tend to ban paraquat, the ban is maintained.

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