2021 Pesticides in the Pantry Transparency and Risk in food Supply Chain

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Pesticide-intensive agriculture has become the default for how food is grown in the United States. Over one billion pounds of conventional pesticides are used in the U.S. each year. Americans spent almost $9 billion on pesticides for agricultural use in the most recent year of data. The burden of exposure falls more heavily on rural communities, immigrant communities, communities of color, and low-income communities. The World Economic Forum names biodiversity loss as a top global economic threat in 2021 based on both likelihood and harmful impact.