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Use of pesticides and fertilizers

05/02/2023
60 % increased the use of pesticides between 1997 and 2017, and more than 30 % increased the use of fertilizers between 2007 and 2017 in Latin America and the Caribbean (OECD, 2023).
Cita El uso de plaguicidas aumentó más de un 60% entre 1997 y 2017, y el uso de fertilizantes aumentó más del 30% entre 2007 y 2017 en América latina y el Caribe (OCDE, 2023)
Fuente OECD, 2023. Conducta empresarial responsable en el sector agrícola en América Latina y el Caribe

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