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  "id": 5033721,
  "title": "Almost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year, experts find",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/almost-half-of-worlds-farmers-poisoned-by-pesticides-every-year-5033721",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-02T06:00:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/02/50-per-cent-world-farmers-poisoned-pesticides-every-year-experts"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Study reveals that pesticide poisoning kills 11,000 people each year, with India accounting for nearly 60% of fatalities Almost half of the world’s farmers are poisoned by pesticides every single year, a study has found. Using publicly available data from 2006-2023, the study, which was commissioned by Pesticide Action Network , found there to be an estimated 402-433m cases of unintentional acute…",
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        "title": "Almost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year, experts find",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/almost-half-of-worlds-farmers-poisoned-by-pesticides-every-year",
        "published": "2026-09-02T06:00:25.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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