date:Mar 07, 2019
a number of other countries, but in New Zealand the amount used has risen five-fold since 2004 to 42 tonnes a year according to economic consultants Sapere. At least four people in New Zealand died using it intentionally between 2007 and 2015.
?Paraquat has been used in New Zealand since the 1960s, mostly on clover seed and lucerne crops, but also on a wide range of foods for humans: brassicas, green beans, kumara, lettuce, onions, potatoes, spinach, strawberries, and sweet corn.
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