France to exempt farmers from glyphosate ban when no alternative

France will exempt farmers from a ban on using the weed-killer glyphosate in three years time where there is no credible alternative to the most widely used pesticide in the world, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday (25 January).

Macron said in November glyphosate would be banned in France within three years, rejecting a European Union decision to extend its use for five years. [Chafer Machinery / Flickr]

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France to exempt farmers from glyphosate ban when no alternative

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