Israel heaviest user of pesticides

Seed Daily via UPI: Israel uses more pesticides in its farm fields than any other Western country, a survey of agricultural practices by its Central Bureau of Statistics found.

The survey found Israel spread more pesticides between 2008 and 2010 than any other country in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which includes 34 countries, The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday.

Israeli farmers on average use 3.5 tons of pesticides per 100 hectares (240 acres), while the next-highest number belongs to Japan at 1.55 tons per 100 hectares. The lowest user of pesticides in the OECD, Sweden, uses 88 pounds per 240 acres....

A chickpea field in Israel, in the Lower Galilee, Israel. In the background mount Tabor and the Franciscan church. Shot by Eitan f, Wikimedia Commons, under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license