Cassava farmers protest Paraquat ban

[webfact 82,156]

Cassava farmers protest Paraquat ban

By THE NATION

 

 

The president of the cassava farmers group, Vashira Tanadaka and 60 farmers from Nakhon Ratchasima presented wreaths to Mananya Thaiset, the deputy minister who plans to ban Paraquat, Glyphosate and Chlorpyrifos at the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives yesterday, telling her that the banning of Paraquat is illogical although they agree with the bans on the other two chemicals.

 

Vashira asked the deputy minister to stop claiming that the chemical is dangerous to people and citing incorrect information from Non-Government Organisations (NGOs). He also stressed that the farmers need Paraquat because it doesn’t leak into the top soil and is safe for the roots of the cassava. 

 

The group noted that the ban and the dissemination of “incorrect” information would affect the prices of agricultural products and the standard of industrial manufacturing. Cassava processing meets the requirements of quality assurance systems including the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP).

 

Meanwhile, the Office of Commodity Standards conducts regular checks of products and has not found traces of the chemical in cassava, indicating the processed product is uncontaminated and safe for human consumption. 

 

In addition, the ban on Paraquat would affect farming costs, along with the flour and chip industry and exports, Vashira said.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30377439

 

-- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-10-16

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[keith101 12,817]

All three are highly toxic carcinogenic so get over it all of them need to be banned . These elder people don't understand what these chemicals can do the future generations .

Edited October 16, 2019 by keith101

[Tayaout 4,118]

10 minutes ago, keith101 said:

All three are highly toxic carcinogenic so get over it all of them need to be banned . These elder people don't understand what these chemicals can do the future generations .

"although they agree with the bans on the other two chemicals." 

 

They agree to ban what they don't use anyway! 

Edited October 16, 2019 by Tayaout

[Chazar 8,650]

19 minutes ago, keith101 said:

All three are highly toxic carcinogenic

who says paraquat is carcinogenic?

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/26712935_Cancer_Incidence_Among_Paraquat_Exposed_Applicators_in_the_Agricultural_Health_Study_A_Prospective_Cohort_Study

Edited October 16, 2019 by Chazar

[fforest1 5,612]

21 minutes ago, keith101 said:

All three are highly toxic carcinogenic so get over it all of them need to be banned . These elder people don't understand what these chemicals can do the future generations .

I guess you did not read the article......

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He also stressed that the farmers need Paraquat because it doesn’t leak into the top soil and is safe for the roots of the cassava. ..

 

Maybe Paraquat is the best chemical to use on Cassava?

 

Supply a good replacement and the farmers will be happy...

Edited October 16, 2019 by fforest1

[Vacuum 14,704]

40 minutes ago, webfact said:

the ban on Paraquat would affect farming costs, along with the flour and chip industry and exports, Vashira said.

It's been banned in the EU since 2007.

[farmerjo 3,426]

29 minutes ago, keith101 said:

All three are highly toxic carcinogenic so get over it all of them need to be banned . These elder people don't understand what these chemicals can do the future generations .

Farming is complex and hard for a lot to understand.

Please do not generalize. 

[farmerjo 3,426]

28 minutes ago, Vacuum said:

It's been banned in the EU since 2007.

And how much cassava does the EU grow?

[PatOngo 47,466]

Forgive them for they know not what they do! Luke 23:34

[Emdog 6,466]

Let's say it doesn't get into roots, fine. Would there be problems with where this poison does go? Food chain, runoff, things like that? Anyone have info on what happens when it gets into environment in general?

[Chazar 8,650]

2 minutes ago, Emdog said:

Let's say it doesn't get into roots, fine. Would there be problems with where this poison does go? Food chain, runoff, things like that? Anyone have info on what happens when it gets into environment in general?

plenty of  reports  available to  read main thing is easy to commit  suicide, didnt see any link to cancer and some slight  hint of parkinsons risk, debatable.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraquat#Parkinson's_disease

[Tayaout 4,118]

11 minutes ago, Chazar said:

plenty of  reports  available to  read main thing is easy to commit  suicide, didnt see any link to cancer and some slight  hint of parkinsons risk, debatable.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraquat#Parkinson's_disease

It attacks lung, kidney, potentially the skin and can be absorbed via the skin. Mostly dangerous to poorly protected farmer from what I understand. I never saw a Thai wearing protection. It is still debated whether it causes cancer or not (2 contradicting study). 

Edited October 16, 2019 by Tayaout

[Matzzon 13,666]

Protest ok! Change, yeah, as long as they can produce facts that the substance is not dangerous.

This is just the ordinary general protest that has it´s fondation in: I´ve always used this, and I don´t have a clue how to do things if you forbid me.

Edited October 16, 2019 by Matzzon

[farmerjo 3,426]

7 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

Protest ok! Change, yeah, as long as they can produce facts that the substance is not dangerous.

This is just the ordinary general protest that has it´s fondation in: I´ve always used this, and I don´t have a clue how to do things if you forbid me.

I don't think change is the problem itself.

It's deciding on who pays for the change.

Farmer,government or consumer.

Who do you think should pay for it?

[Matzzon 13,666]

1 minute ago, farmerjo said:

I don't think change is the problem itself.

It's deciding on who pays for the change.

Farmer,government or consumer.

Who do you think should pay for it?

Before I can answer that, you will have to tell me what any cost would be related to.