Paraguay is the fourth-largest exporter of soybeans in the world, but the crops need regular doses of a potent herbicide to thrive. The death of a child due to exposure to the poisonous pesticide caused a ruckus in Paraguay.
Original source: Americas.org. [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www. americas. org/ item_ 30910, anchor: Eco-Injustice in Paraguay]
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