“Aiming at the construction of a peaceful world without hunger: Focusing on the issue of structural violence by pesticides”

Abstract

Starting with the issue of chemical weapons such as sarin and the involvement of scientists in their development, various types of structural violence brought on by pesticides are discussed; in particular, the severe negative influences on the brain development of children caused by a newly introduced pesticide-neonicotinoidare focused upon.

Finally, examples of overcoming this type of violence through organic farming are introduced, some of which could bring peace without hunger to this troubled world.

The author is a board member of the Asian Rural Institute and a former professor of chemistry at the International Christian University.