China said FAO head Qu Dongyu has an impeccable track record. Yet under Qu’s leadership, the FAO has deviated from its longtime policy of reducing global reliance on pesticides and formed partnerships with agrochemical industry lobbying groups and firms.
as director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations . Qu was the only candidate in the election.with overseeing international efforts to defeat hunger and achieve food security globally.
Formally, the FAO recommends judicious use of pesticides “only as a last resort” when there are no adequate alternatives. The letter added that U.N. institutions “should not be supporting a consortium of private businesses that stand to profit from the continued sale of products with documented harmful impacts on biodiversity.”that under Qu, the FAO had approved the use of six toxic pesticides to be used in East Africa, three of which were considered hazardous by the World Health Organization.
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