Farmers say they have to feed ARVs to pigs to keep them healthy and meet the area's growing appetite for cheap pork. But public health advocates argue that the practice breeds antibiotic-resistant germs in animals that can cause deadly harm to the consumers.

Poultry farmers in South Africa cried out against Economic racism.

Burkina Faso Bans Genetically Modified Cotton on quality ground.

Farmers say they have to feed ARVs to pigs to keep them healthy and meet the area's growing appetite for cheap pork. But public health advocates argue that the practice breeds antibiotic-resistant germs in animals that can cause deadly harm to the consumers.
Poultry farmers in South Africa cried out against Economic racism.
Burkina Faso Bans Genetically Modified Cotton on quality ground.

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