Farmers defend use of controversial herbicide

The National Farmers' Federation has defended the continued use of a controversial herbicide that's allegedly been behind thousands of deaths overseas.

İlaçlama yapan çiftçi Source: AAP

Highlights

• Gramoxone which contains the deadly substance Paraquat is available in Australia despite being banned in the UK, where it's made, and in many other countries.
• Some scientists believe it causes  Parkinson's disease - a claim Syngenta
• Syngenta, the company that produces the product, strongly denies the allegations

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