How toxic is the pesticides industry? | DW Transforming Business

Synthetic pesticides are poisonous to the environment. And yet, we need them to grow our crops - at least in conventional, industrial agriculture. Pesticide producers make billions in sales from their products, and have lobbied the European Union to keep our food systems in place, toppling pesticide-reduction proposals, say anti-pesticide campaigners. But how damaging are synthetic pesticides? And can they be made more sustainable? 00:00 Introduction 00:44 Going organic 02:39 History of pesticides 04:48 The weed resistance 07:08 Environmental impact 08:39 Legislation 11:17 Bad business in South America? 13:49 Do we need pesticides? Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutsche... For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook:   / deutschewellenews   ►Twitter:   / dwnews   ►Instagram:   / dwnews   ►Twitch:   / dwnews_hangout   Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie:    / dwdeutsch   #Pesticides #Environment #Biodiversity