Corporations are gaining increasing influence at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), at the expense of states, small scale food producers, Indigenous Peoples and civil society.

Pesticides pose a grave threat to organisms critical to healthy food and farm systems, including those that are important to soil health, carbon sequestration, and biodiversity.

Scientific evidence indicates that pesticides contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions while also making our agricultural systems more vulnerable to the effects of climate change.