SILENT KILLERS

A 2024 report from the Women on Farms Project (WFP) states that 67 pesticides
currently used in South Africa’s agriculture sector are banned in the EU, but still exported to
non-European nations. These pesticides, such as RoundUp, are known carcinogens that in South
Africa combines with severely outdated legislation and negligent farm owners to create a situation
where commercial farms are not only killing South Africa’s environment, but also her farmworkers
About 19% of South Africa’s 49 million residents hold either seasonal or full-time farm