Argentina awaits ruling on crop pesticides

  • 12 years ago
Campaigners in Argentina are waiting for an important ruling on the use of chemical sprays by soya bean producers.

Activists from some poor communities have been campaigning for a decade as they believe the pesticides are affecting their health.

The Latin American nation is the world’s third-largest soybean exporter and its economy is highly dependent on it.

Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo has more from Cordoba, Argentina.