China's grab for the UN‘s Food and Agriculture Organization | DW Documentary

China has headed the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) since 2019. During this time, the country has restructured the organization’s personnel. Critics complain that China is advancing its own interests, using the UN's largest specialized agency.
The FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization), headquartered in Rome, is responsible for food and agriculture worldwide. It is the UN's largest specialized agency. It collects data on the agricultural sector and develops projects to help people access better nutrition - something that is more important than ever, with climate change and the growing world population.
Qu Dongyu, from China, has been Director-General of the FAO since 2019. After taking office, he restructured the organization. He appointed Chinese directors to central departments. Before Qu's election, two director positions were occupied by Chinese nationals. Now, that number is six. One of these directors is responsible for crop protection - which includes the handling of pesticides. A research team was able to view internal documents that show that dozens of shipments of problematic pesticides to countries in Asia and Africa have been approved since 2020.
Approvals were granted not only for insecticides used in emergencies -- for example, to combat a locust plague -- but for herbicides and fungicides, as well. These are used against weeds and fungal infestations. Many of the pesticides approved for delivery by the FAO contain active ingredients that are no longer allowed in the EU due to their toxicity. When asked, the FAO replied that it does not supply pesticides that qualify as ‘highly hazardous’ and only sends those that are approved in the recipient country. But the FAO left questions about specific pesticide approvals unanswered.
An insider who has worked at the FAO for many years also made serious accusations against the Chinese leadership, claiming that it was instrumentalizing the UN organization for geopolitical purposes. Further research shed light on the role of Chinese officers in the FAO. These Chinese nationals are employed by the FAO -- but their salaries are paid by China. Other countries also pay officers from their home countries. However, the regime in Beijing puts a premium on "political ideology" - as Chinese tender documents show. According to these documents, the officers must regularly report on their work at the FAO to the Chinese embassy in Rome. And none of this is set to change anytime soon: in July 2023, Qu Dongyu was re-elected as Director-General for another four years.
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We want programmes on how IMF and World Bank elect their leaders.

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they won't they are the ones financing this chanel

[@chrislambaa7586]

​@@TheBrandNewICumEverywhereyou really are a troll bot.

[@chrislambaa7586]

Yes, we need better systems. What we build was a good first try and we have come a long way since we got democratic, with a few exceptions. However our system is far from perfect.

[@lettucesalad3560]

Those are not non-profit institutions using donations to operate like the United Nations.

[@Microphunktv-jb3kj]

@@TheBrandNewICumEverywhere dw is financed by german taxpayers if i'm not mistaken

[@vitalimaly]

I mean, a lot of chemicasl that are banned in EU are completely legal in US 🙄

[@brucelee4president783]

Because our politicians are corrupt and bought by big interests, EU politicians have a little bit more integrity but by choice but by less monitary influence

[@mybabychihuahua]

Liar!

[@vitalimaly]

​@@mybabychihuahua this is a well-known fact for foods and cosmetics, you can search it easily. idk for sure about chemicals in agriculture though

[@kidd7359]

Propylene glycol is not fit for human consumption in the EU. In the US it is. What makes anyone think our governments care about it's citizens or any other.

[@good8072]

The reverse is true as well

[@Mayangone]

DW says that Germany pays FAO over $100 millions. In reality, Germany payment of $129 million is spread over 15 YEARS. That is equal to about $8.6 million per year. DW never mentions that China is contributing $10 millions per year.

[@dansamarco1610]

DW often mischaracterises China as almost conniving, deceitful, malicious, untrustworthy. That's simply not the reality; China is very good at solving a problem with sheer will, numbers, mass, but it's often at the cost of efficiency, pollution, etc. There's myriad things I actually very strongly disagree with the Chinese government on, but if we are to actually discuss these dischordances with nuance, we first have to do away with this blatant orientalisation of China's people and government. Otherwise we'll just be stuck here, fudging the numbers for a point because the west can't conceive of China as anything but a mortal enemy. Frankly, the lack of imagination is just sad.

[@richardkong4387]

Its well known that DW, a MSM, has always being spewing disinformation and anti China rhetoric all the time to discredit the Chinese.

[@GM-gh4dk]

Provide proof...

[@yahunatan7263]

Intresting 🧐

[@toinfinityandyourmom2219]

@@dansamarco1610 LOL chinese shill

[@johnnynephrite6147]

I saw Chinese farmers hand spraying their fields in Guangdong back in 2011. They were covered in it and didn't seem to understand the implications. Its quite possible that its still being done that way.

[@MrLerwen]

whoever controls the spice controls the universe

[@LinhLe-cc9of]

We never trust the government of China and you should know why .

[@pthhhhht]

...the kind you get at gas stations and convenience stores?

[@TerrenceJames-cz3bl]

@@pthhhhhtno.

[@TheBrandNewICumEverywhere]

whoever control DW control the info you get

[@SophiaLegro]

@@TheBrandNewICumEverywhere Fortunately it’s still possible!

[@mryitch]

Curious who are the manufacturers for the pesticides. Are they Chinese or the bigger players like BASF and Bayer which are European. 🤔

[@jacquelinemarie6325]

All, according to what seems to be going on with the Food and Agriculture division of the UN these days, under the questionable stewardship of FAO's current director...(referencing the video by DW)

[@YoutubeWatcher264]

Check if majority shareholders or owners are now Chinese.

[@tl1533]

Both!

[@dordorfromhk-hj5vo]

​@@KZbinWatcher264No. BASF, Dupont, Dow, Bayer are all non Chinese

[@YoutubeWatcher264]

@@dordorfromhk-hj5vo They are non chinese obviously, but there could be chinese investors in there

[@yili5376]

paraquat is completely legal in most parts of the world including the US, Australia and Latin America. I wish DW could have more hard evidences on those cases but I know it would be difficult

[@lettucesalad3560]

Paraquat is a "restricted use" pesticide/herbicide in the US.. That means you have to be licensed in to buy and use it, and also trained to take precaution. Your comment is misleading. Paraquat was even banned for use within China - so they're selling to it Africa. Praquat has potentially been linked to causing Parkinson's disease

[@mansoorsamadi1464]

It's all just China bad

[@silverforest4682]

in may be legal, but it has to be controlled by those using it. I can see control steps not being performed in poorer countries. paraquat causes illnesses in the US and there are lawsuits. African countries must protect themselves with knowledge in their governments. Ban these substances.

[@lettucesalad3560]

In the US Paraquat is "Restricted Use" meaning that someone has to be trained and certified to purchase and use it. It's completely banned in 50 countries due to health concerns mainly to people who apply it. It's even banned for use in China.

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

It's not difficult. It is very safe.

[@teoengchin]

Countries where Paraquat is NOT banned include the USA, Canada, Mexico and Australia

[@andrewjones5973]

Except most of those countries have safety gear and literacy.

[@netothong7231]

Europe is always right. how many years was europeans in africa? and now that china is using food as a way to develop a nation, rest of the world says its wrong. china is always wrong.

[@simwilliams5358]

China is a leach

[@gabor6259]

@@netothong7231 Just because the Europeans were wrong, that doesn't mean the Chinese are right.

[@allgoo1990]

"Countries where Paraquat is NOT banned include the USA, Canada, Mexico and Australia" == Those countries have unusually high ratio of diseases, Parkinson's disease for example.

[@richardkong4387]

Where is Monsanto?

[@isj8827]

Didn't they merge with Bayer or Bayer bought Monsanto?

[@bobbyarthur-yf3yf]

Just a name change and on we Go

[@isj8827]

@@bobbyarthur-yf3yf that's how they roll in the wild west of mega companies

[@Ryan-Fkrepublicnz]

They were bought by Bayer. Now instead of three seed corporations there are two

[@1964_AMU]

Monsanto has been taken over by Bayer. It was not a friendly merger.

[@user-ln5pi6zp2t]

The member countries re-elected Qu. QU Dongyu was re-elected to a second term as Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). In ballot by FAO member countries, Qu received a total of 168 out of 182 votes deposited.Jul 2, 2023. If he is re-elected by such a big margin the 168 out of 182 countries who supported him must have concluded he was doing a good job. It is a clear mandate.

[@DegreesOfThree]

How many of those votes were purchased like Cameroon? 🤔

[@arfajob4246]

All bought & paid for buddy, the chicoms' standard modus operandi, they have infiltrated the UN like the wuhan batflu.

[@LukasJose-tk7go]

Money talk

[@jaxbronson9734]

China Evil

[@Ilus01]

Of course votes can be purchased and money certainly talks. On Dec 12, 2024, UN General Assembly voted for a Gaza ceasefire resolution, 153 countries out of 193 member states supported the resolution, up from 120 votes in last October while the against votes down from 14 to 10. I am sure the US paid those 33 countries to vote for the resolution so that will US standing out in those 10 countries who votes against, further demonstrate our exceptionalism. And who are the magnificent 10, they are the US, Israel, Austria, Czechia, Guatemala, Liberia, Micronesia, Nauru, Paraguay, Papua New Guinea. Of these you may never heard of tiny countries despised US paid off those 33 countries to vote Yes, they don’t need the money so they voted against with their sense of justice.

[@kelldrummond1759]

It takes alot to make me cry. Thank you for this story, even though many will miss the point!!

[@teoengchin]

If the EU was doing such a good job of managing their agriculture sector, why are all their farmers protesting against their own government's all the time?

[@borgiobesieger2806]

Because of the climate religion! Wat get promoted and makes a few rich and farmers more poor and lose there lands 🤷🏼

[@wordscapes5690]

Because the right to protest is legal in Germany.

[@aceman00ify]

@@wordscapes5690 Its because the EU is telling its members to stop growing food and close down all farming. Thats why they are protesting.

[@wordscapes5690]

@@aceman00ify and because they have the right to protest..,.

[@georgesos]

For totally different reasons. In Greece they protest the cuts.

[@carstenfischer5098]

The UN is not what You think it is 🧐🤫

[@Monica-gj2yx]

It's very corrupt . . .

[@TheBrandNewICumEverywhere]

its the Univesal Noddlers

[@chrislambaa7586]

And it might not be what we want it to be. That's why these documentaries are so important, so we can get the information out in the opening.

[@mikaveekoo]

The US is not what You think it is 😖😳

[@Microphunktv-jb3kj]

@@mikaveekoo yeah its not democratic republic... it's fascist state , corps and gov in bed... atleast in that aspect, the lefties of america are right , european union is facist increasingly as well

[@TheStockwell]

This is going to sound defeatist and cynical, but the 21st century looks as if it's going to be about nations doing whatever they want with no genuine means of stopping them. All the hand-wringing in the world won't accomplish anything when nations and corporations know there's nothing reining them in. Best wishes from Vermont ❄️

[@Tuxon86]

21st Century??? It as always been like that. The relative peace you've enjoyed is the anomaly, not the norm. You can't remove nationalism and greed from human societies, it's an integral part of human nature. In the few societies that tried it has all failed with both of those traits comming back with a vengeance.

[@theaceofknaves3285]

Take your head out of sand for a while and look around, for how many times USA has used UN agencies to further it's geopolitical interests, and disregarded UN when they could. Dw has no guts to make a docu about defunding UNRWA a few days ago, they have gone too deep in the uSA rabbit hole

[@malloc7108]

That's sort of the narrative that nations who want to do whatever they want will push. All you can do is push back.

[@Tuxon86]

@@malloc7108 It doesn't work. All that this does is replacing one side with the other who then proceed to do the same thing as tghe previous one. This is real life, not Star Trek.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Rich gotta rich. Poor gotta suffer, serve, and submit. Accept it. Be rich, and you *WIN*! If you aren't rich, then accept your servitude with dignity before your death.

[@crishhari5903]

If the global south is made to follow the high standards of EU, starvation will be regular in those regions. Of course, it would be best to follow EU's standard, but there is a reason even America has low standards than EU, i.e. it cost too much to reach and maintain those standards. EU's standards will be better for sustainablilty and future generations without a doubt, however if people are already starving and fighting for food there will be no good future anyways. Wanting the best is great but economic is grounded on reality. If the economy is too poor, it can't support the lifestyle/ standards of richer developed countries. In every crisis the world has faced, western countries seem to be more and more out of touch with the global south. Vaccine hoarding during covid, unilateral sanctions on Russia leading to increase in food and fuel prices( punish Russia for that stupid attack, but not the rest of the global south), Israel crisis, red sea blockade and using human right only when it's suits their narrative. This video is the latest out of touch view of west. With all the crisis going on around the world, famine is still being avoided. That is really good news, but that is not according to the west. Who cares if famine happens even now and than, what matter the most is are the rules being followed.

[@braudhadoch3432]

The north gives southern countries TRILLIONS in aid. Why is there so much incompetence and Corruption south of the border?

[@stevenhenry5267]

Silly

[@angela2726]

The rules are for a reason. To protect the lives of the farmers

[@user-yu7bg2qz7d]

​@@angela2726Sri Lanka went bankrupt because of the promotion of green agriculture, but the people who died as a result do not appear in the news

[@angela2726]

@@user-yu7bg2qz7d you can't just promote green agriculture. It has to be thought through with efficiency. And it seems to me that if the world gets hotter and dryer and you have less and less bees food won't grow well and more and more people will die of hunger

[@inferno0020]

Power doesn't corrupt; corruption empowers.

[@davidhudson5452]

Just follow the Money

[@katlegokgethiliphoko]

America and Europe does the same thing but no one talks about it🤷🏾‍♀️ What about LemaGran, Monsanto and Syngenta? It's suddenly a threat when it's caused by the Chinese. 22:20

[@Kent-ft8vj]

兄弟，你是聪明人，这德国之声一直是美国资本控制的喉舌，除了每天摸黑中国，他一无是处，欢迎来中国游玩❤

[@pthhhhht]

...no...the American people have been using social graces, political protocol and small local voices to try and shut this shit down, but greed is a real thing with octopus arms, tons of money, and many feeder fish frothing at the maw to get their hands in it....

[@nata6025]

I was thinking the same thing, where is this energy and investigative journalism when corruption comes from. the States and Europe. Not saying China is good, they clearly aren't, but it smacks of propoganda when the same level of tone isn't applied to other bad acting countries

[@jacquelinemarie6325]

the last one you mention: Syngenta, is state owned by CCP in china. you need to watch the video again...but yes, there's blame everywhere, no doubt. wouldn't it be great if people could just treat each other better, like without the poison and the bombs, for instance??

[@YoutubeWatcher264]

There are videos about Monsanto, tons of it. Probably other agrochemical companies too. But of course you choose to ignore it.

[@zigorro3478]

Excellent conduct around the annonymity of your source

[@TheBrandNewICumEverywhere]

yes its easy when you make them up

[@chrislambaa7586]

​@@TheBrandNewICumEverywhere I have seen your troll comments in all threads. Are you are russian bot or is China beginning to learn from russia?

[@Brighton-qd3md]

@@chrislambaa7586 Russian bots & ccp Wumao are everywhere!

[@dfindy]

@@chrislambaa7586 Hi, Chris, is there a rule that everyone in this world should agree with you, and if not, they are Russian bots?

[@chrislambaa7586]

@@dfindy have you seen all the other comments I talk about?

[@jaanireel]

00:08 United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation influenced by China's interests. 04:55 China's influence in the FAO and concerns about Director-General Qu Dongyu 08:55 China's influence and control within the Food and Agriculture Organization. 12:56 China's Belt and Road initiative aims to reshape international relations and trade routes 16:44 China's influence on FAO and pesticide use raise serious concerns. 20:18 Pesticide poisoning is a major problem in Africa. 23:52 FAO's use of banned pesticides and Chinese influence 27:24 FAO project in São Tomé and Príncipe 31:35 China's strategic interests in building ports in São Tomé and Príncipe 34:56 China aims to leverage the UN's FAO and Panama to gain advantage in agricultural shipping. 37:49 Concerns raised about FAO's relationship with corporate interests. 41:05 The influence of China on the FAO is a concern.

[@Microphunktv-jb3kj]

China's Belt and Road initiative is failed project... so many of those projects are derelict , there's no need for roads, when US and EU moving away from China production bec ause of their Maoism , a nation wich teaches its citizens to hate and kill americans and japanese.. needless to say US and EU want to not trade with them... china isnt like russia and cant sustain itself.. china would collapse if nato sanctions them

[@silverforest4682]

this needs to be addressed by the UN. Germany could withdraw their donations.

[@fuzzyspackage]

ty

[@mauriciojimenez7704]

Came for the meat, stayed for the dark music

[@Normality_9]

Yeah, it was like a movie😂

[@freedomlife2024]

​@@Normality_9yeah,yeah😢 Who lose the horse

[@fs5775]

Germans never let us down when it comes to dark music

[@kenho-wr5ul2rh7m]

the west always add these dark music/pics on anything about china

[@andrewjones5973]

@@kenho-wr5ul2rh7m cope

[@benjamindemontgomery6317]

I Think Someone needs to be Fired. And Shina needs to provide funds to help the people harmed by these transgressions.

[@leonitolatorre1860]

These are so sad to hear this huge problem for food supplies... like us in the Phillipines..

[@lisamanz6641]

So much deeper than where these chemicals are being used- read between the lines

[@Reciprocity_Soils]

Evidence here supports the need for more local actions towards community farmers and ranchers. Plant, grow and support local city and suburban gardens. Grow holistically with cover crops. Feed the soil by reducing and eliminating the use of pesticides, fungicides and fertilizers. Use Gabe Brown's ideas and Permaculture Principles to protect and nourish the soil micro-biology. Feed your soil. Feed your family and neighbors.

[@norman_5623]

What do you do when the locusts arrive to consume your crops?

[@Reciprocity_Soils]

Good question@@norman_5623 Any action might be hard pressed to contend with a swarm such as the one shown in the video. Nevertheless, when the soil is healthy and the cover crops attract beneficial insects which outnumber the "bad" insects, then locusts don't have a chance to grow so large. Also, polyculture farms and orchards attract other wildlife such as birds and small mammals which eat locusts for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Healthy soils and proper permaculture management of a farm, ranch, and/or garden provides a balanced ecology of wildlife and nutritious food for people. It isn't magic and requires time and effort and the results are long term and beneficial. What else would you recommend?

[@davidkottman3440]

​@@norman_5623My grandfather told of the locust swarm arriving & consumed everything green in the fields and then ate all the paint off the gates & barns until they looked like New wood!

[@widodoakrom3938]

True

[@detectiveofmoneypolitics]

Economic investigator Frank G Melbourne Australia is following this very informative content cheers Frank 😊

[@takingbacktheplanet]

lol. at first i thought this was funny, or weird, or something along those lines (trolls are interesting therse days EH!?) - but....... cheers m8. :) DW is usually pretty good about keeping its finger on the pulse of such things! 😊(though unfortunately quite often with what seems to be a well masked but still obvious bias in the reporting - not that any of their intentions are ebad, truly if anything they are probably a major force and excellent partner for the betterment of things that i consider good and wonderful in this life, i just sometimes wonder if they really had to take the narrative they did in during certain episodes now and then. but, no reporting is perfect :) .) (remembering from personal experience that you can also often lose potential allies because of making things (issues) a bigger deal/concern/priority than they are, or at least than what the person/people can take upon themselves at that point on that subject, that is...)

[@norman_5623]

Maybe he could investigate some of those pesticides that are banned in the EU but allowed in Australia.

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

@@norman_5623 : The EU bans totally safe chemicals. Why ?

[@norman_5623]

@@buildmotosykletist1987Toxicology is not a discipline with clear, simple, verifiable, agreed-upon answers. It's impossible to prove that a chemical is "totally safe." Ask yourself, "How do we know whether a particular chemical is safe?" "Unsafe" often means, one (or more) case of cancer (or another disease) per 1,000 farm workers who are exposed to it, or per 1 million people who eat it. If you're trying to prove that a chemical is totally safe, you won't find any studies where researchers deliberately exposed thousands of subjects to the chemical to find out (as you would in medicine). You'll find studies where animals with high doses of the chemical developed cancer, or studies where farm workers exposed to the chemical (and many other chemicals) developed cancer. The first thing to do is throw out the studies that don't tell you whether the workers were smoking cigarettes. But you can't control for every other factor. Look up the studies that Herbert Needleman did to find that lead was toxic in children. Reasonable scientists can look at the same studies and disagree. Suppose one study finds that a chemical is strongly associated with cancer in workers who are exposed to it. European scientists could read that study and say, "there's a chance that this chemical causes cancer, there are alternatives that don't have that risk, so let's not take that risk." American scientists could look at the same study and say, "This study only shows association, not causation, so you haven't proved it's dangerous." In addition, in the US the chemical companies have strong lobbies that contribute money to politicians to influence these decisions. So that's why the EU bans chemicals that the US doesn't.

[@mariusvanc]

​@@buildmotosykletist1987because they are effective, and we can't have that.

[@marlenesabiooliva7667]

Thank you for this very factual video. God bless!

[@ssir5927]

So glad to see DW start to diversify from their "Russia Bad" programming to "China Also Bad"

[@JH-pv6rd]

Both are bad.

[@arpitkumar2981]

Daddy US 😂​@@JH-pv6rd

[@johnc1873]

nah, the ones calling others bad are just projecting themselves@@JH-pv6rd

[@takemikazuchihachishiki7788]

​@@abdiazizmohamed1887can you explain to me how two authoritarian countries are good?

[@fs5775]

Glad that DW isn't hiding that China is also bad. We have been worried about Germany on this front for a while now..

[@56kof]

A few years ago president Xi said that "China has the right to hold its own rice bowl" - and he ment by any means and at any cost for Africa and the rest of the world.

[@alexkostoff6587]

Hmm interesting.. Thats how Australia feels about the world-cup bid. Funny how Europe accepts some corruption, but suddenly takes a distaste to it in other areas.

[@ericdane7769]

Huh? Do explain. European football associations (western ones at least) opposed the grants of world-cup to Qatar and Russia. It's not them who bribed African nations. But yes, FIFA is in Switzerland, and headed for decades by 2 Swiss dudes, and that is technically Europe, you are correct.

[@camielkotte]

We've seen corruption and when you clean it out, you know it creeps back in like water under the door. Big Money attracts corruption. Always has. Human nature.

[@markvanderknoop131]

The world cup isn't a European institution.

[@alexkostoff6587]

headquarters Based in Switzerland, office in zurich lmao

[@markvanderknoop131]

@alexkostoff6587 it had to have an office somewhere. You know that when voting tha south American and African are the ones bought. So your absolutely talking air.

[@hageryehiashalaby1786]

not surprised ..This is the case in most countries and in most development organizations

[@Glance852]

Why not having or providing the farmers for health monitor, ie, implementing regular health check or blood check for ensuring them for work environment. Then we can truly tell how the farms are affecting farmers for a more accurate conclusion to see what it is? It can be a good supplements to this video and reporting, imo

[@gregorydesleskine3413]

Are people finally beginning to wake up? Let's hope so before its too late.

[@NorCalMoDo]

DW has been biased with ALL its English language documentaries and news commentaries on China in recent years. Not sure why... The only reason could assume would be DW English programming is managed by an American Editor. Has DW ever examined the influences and grips by the U.S. on UN and int'l organizations?

[@paulogonzales7431]

DW is looking into china because of chinese bans on eu exports

[@ync2467]

Exactly, this media is obviously obsessed with demonised China from all angles it can imagine

[@Tate.TopG.]

Well said. All those channels are English propaganda.

[@user-te4of2fq5d]

Unless you are discussing corruption on every level, you aren't telling the truth about China. For 100 years the CCP's sole goal has been world domination by any means necessary. From its inception, the CCP has had no regard for human life in its quest. The fastest aging population on the planet, it will cease to exist in its present form in 7-10 years as a result of population deceleration.

[@michaelthompson9548]

China does even worse against 'the west', so who cares..? Be equally or more critical of China if you play this card.

[@8wy51]

OMG! Pulling the wool over our eyes, again, and again, and again, and again, and again.......

[@abdullahibrahim8938]

Why do you think an international organization should follow the EU domestic laws? If a chemical is banned in Europe but legal in other places, you should not be shocked that others use it, because you no longer colonize them and your rules does not apply to them. And by the way, Paraquat is legal in the US, so don't act like China is committing a genocide by allowing Africa to use it.

[@jasonjean2901]

Well said!

[@GM-gh4dk]

Any UN organisation should have higher standards than a nation state. Your argument is pure sophistry

[@chencenzhang1545]

@@GM-gh4dk Stupidest Opinion i have ever heard.

[@chihirostargazer6573]

I wouldn't be bragging about a chemical being allowed in the United States... our government has already proved they won't think twice about poisoning citizens for profit.

[@fuzzyspackage]

Its all about human safety standards.. Then you wonder why europeans thing yalls 2nd,3rd world savages.🤔

[@epeeypen]

watching the western countires talk about how being loyal to your country is bad.. is amazing

[@Microphunktv-jb3kj]

because the agenda is global state and evolution of human race to spacve-fearing in nano/ai age ever-increasing size of the government :D

[@georgesos]

"Loyal" as in poisoning millions? Sorry but no. China is a corrupt mafia state .

[@gabor6259]

If your country is a dictatorship, then being loyal to the government _is_ bad.

[@donHooligan]

colonizer countries w/war economies...disturbing.

[@ANONAAAAAAAAA]

I'm from Japan and while I have to admit we are having geopolitical complications with China or CCP all the time, I've started thinking that China is actually not the worst part of this world when compared with European counties who just don't stop spitting their hypocrisy bs.

[@4thought___]

That's what Xi said.

[@widodoakrom3938]

Chinese and Japanese is cognate nations

[@davidbanner6230]

@ANONAAAAAAAA :... How dare you, we do stop on Christmas day, every four years....

[@jparsit]

You are right. If the elites are warmongers, they like to make blood money, genocide, lies, force, and take away others. Viewers of this DW must consider this video a big lie.

[@Charlie39393]

Glad somebody is speaking up…

[@mikelixx]

Everyone is looking out for their own interest. Same for America and Germany. Why should we surprised.

[@Microphunktv-jb3kj]

china lands are not very fertile, need 6x more fertilizzers... china literally stocking food for several years already, prepping for war... not sure what's the food panic.. their populatiojn will collapse by half due to one child policy and how fcked up and badly managed the country is... noone making children in that oipressive society

[@danc.5509]

That's the issue....there is no planet B. Acid rain, soil leaching, radioactive oceans...the planet will be affected, despite groupings into countries. Looking out for your own doesn't apply so well when there's a global agenda.

[@rediebearexabior8585]

Let's talk about Israel grip on the U.S

[@reivell3699]

Nah lets talk about US grip on Germany LOL

[@dowmein]

Lets talk about Chinese grip on the FAO.

[@jamilbrugsen1362]

go and find that video do not distaract with chinese bots

[@donHooligan]

IMF

[@Matthew_Loutner]

No "grip" and nothing to talk about. Stop making up problems.

[@nolassko]

Can I have your permission to spread this? With a link to your channel of course.

[@Desyo-wn7ib]

I'm very happy with this program, even happier with people's reactions that it's more mature, it shows that they understood the general idea that it's purely political than the truth

[@Mothman_Libra]

Love this channel. Good to see a non-american less biased perspective for once!

[@stunstar4553]

Europeans believe that UN should use European food quality standards, but is this possible? Can African countries afford this price. China has never experienced locust infestations, and despite using these pesticides, their average lifespan is still higher than that of US. Those former European officials are crying now because they lost an election

[@pthhhhht]

...trust and believe, it is only a few Americans who have that biased perspective, and most of those people are on somebody else's payroll even if the American taxpayers are unwittingly contributing to it....

[@DW-op7ly]

China brought hundreds of millions out of poverty Why shouldn’t China have input Much better than the leader of the west, the USA and its allies. Causing the demise or assisting in causing the demise of people in 20 countries in Just Africa alone

[@che8866]

German media is a cesspool. DW has a few good documentaries but it’s mostly full of bullshit. If your looking for an unbiased opinion that perhaps differs from those you will hear in the United States, German media is not a good option.

[@TheBrandNewICumEverywhere]

its western propaganda lol just with a another hat

[@invit87]

this program never mentions that agriculture in China is collective, and at the same time they keep trying to say it without saying it...

[@jaxbronson9734]

China Evil

[@anccologan5570]

The comments are all sober, I'm glad.

[@mohammedlamgouni8020]

Thanks...keep going...

[@PS1212]

This video is really badly edited, yall say alot without saying anything for most of it.

[@bobbyarthur-yf3yf]

Well i learned a lot Here of what is clearly bad self based practice - corruption

[@_.F0X._]

Very informative, in my opinion

[@bobbyarthur-yf3yf]

@@_.F0X._ exactly

[@maruminc]

Thank you for this good investigation into such an important topic

[@norman_5623]

Yes, but it seems to have a certain amount of bias. It's a journalistic bias. It's a better story with an evil villain. When you ask, "Hey, aren't we doing the same thing?" the story gets a lot more complicated and harder to follow.

[@MsFallenPrime]

It's such a terrible investigation. They are simply only crying about pesticides being used which are banned in just the EU and accepted globally.

[@chatwithjat]

Whats the fire song that starts at 28:00, editors are putting out bangaz

[@reginaerekson9139]

34:47 sea level rise is causing supply chain issues there - ships are too heavy raising costs

[@humanist6256]

@deutsche welle could you please educate us the proportion of FAO staff with their nationalities. If I’m not wrong ~25% of the staff is from 3 countries (Italy, France and USA).

[@juliobrodriguez3919]

Why the one sided commentary? This is not a serious piece unless it is a balance piece.

[@OurGodIsLove]

May God bless our World!

[@duckweedy]

What about Monsanto which is still be using worldwide despite causing cancer?

[@norman_5623]

Many of these compounds that your interviewee was so shocked by are approved for use in the United States: malathion, thiamethoxan, paraquat, acetochlor, atrazine.

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

Because they are safe and very effective and useful.

[@GM-gh4dk]

Why does it matter what's legal in the US? Does it not matter more that people in vulnerable countries are protected? You're just misdirection the argument...

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

@@GM-gh4dk : Are people in vulnerable countries in danger ? Is the first question.

[@GM-gh4dk]

@@buildmotosykletist1987 Yes. As someone who happens to live in Africa, I can tell you emphatically yes, that is why the FAO exists in the first place and again you're misdirecting. The fact that it is legal as a controlled substance in the US does not make it OK to distribute it indiscriminately without training or protective gear is tantamount to chemical warfare, but let's not blame China for that because you might just end up under the heal of the regime you serve.

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

@@GM-gh4dk : Yet all scientific studies say it is safe.

[@Speeds1486]

At 23:57 Wonder why they wouldn't show the USA? Maybe I missed it...

[@InviktusRex]

This video could have been 2/3rd it's current length without all the dramatic pauses for the narrator

[@allgoo196]

22:41 1/2 of Malawi work in agriculture, 3/4 of them die of pesticide poisoning. That's a staggering number.

[@stanleykubrick8786]

The "United Nations" of all things - how depressing. In episode two we'll be told that Amway has taken over The United Nations.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Rebranding, baby. 💪😎✌️

[@user-qf7ud5de9h]

​@@Novastar.SaberCombatFTX 2.0

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

The CCP have hijacked the FAO among other UN organisations. The UN is corrupt.

[@jasonjean2901]

What a disjointed mess of an analysis. I thoroughly enjoyed the spooky music that often went along with this anti-China propaganda. The fear of the pesticide that the E.U. has banned was never put into context; specifically, that the E.U. bans tons of products and foods that the rest of the world, including the U.S. and Canada, do not.

[@michaelsheehan7316]

US and Canada are run by corporations under the guise of freedom. If its not banned here its because of capitalism not because its safe..

[@BRUCE_the_MOOSE_]

Never trust the Commies

[@reivell3699]

Also, its always "Unidentified whistleblower" LOL.

[@mariomovillon1613]

He who knows how to control the grains, reigns.

[@ahjotland6721]

Why was the headline read as China grab when China was democratically elected by over 100 countries? This program might be influenced by rival companies, for example like Mansanto. Interestingly, why is the biggest agriculture manufacturer of fertilizer not mentioned? Was it because Monsanto has been sued for violations of selling dangerous chemicals?

[@Avatar_2025]

Pesticides approval is done by Local government. First ban GMOs because most of them cannot survive without pesticides.

[@jacquelinemarie6325]

corruption up and down and all around it seems....no doubt these pesticide producers are behind the GMO issue too....

[@davidkottman3440]

No, you have that backwards. None of the GMO crops require pesticides for survival. They survive the use of specific herbicides that normally injure the crop.

[@davidkottman3440]

You really shouldn't spread misinformation in the comments.. please learn the truth.

[@ruslanahmed2464]

Good research and effort but I wonder y DW is pancing on it . All of influencial countries are useing UN for their own interests. Does US is not doing it IMF WB WHO are not being used for US agendas in different countries. Is DW is no naeve or like BBC biased on every real issue of the world.

[@Microphunktv-jb3kj]

who is even more corrupt than UN , WHO litetrally financed 50% by china communist party... have you forgot where the virus came for ffs.

[@orawancarlile6192]

The intention of using the funds from the UN originally for the betterment of all humans on this earth is to lessen hunger, so the war would not happen to disrupt lives. But the recipients are the ones who siphon to one's purpose differ than what its intention.

[@f.galbot4075]

Agree😮

[@r.a.v.sgaming483]

This documentary is superb and exposes corruption at the highest level ever seen. Just to add a point the documentary at 19:51 shows a map of India which is distorted. Actually the editing team has painted POK as a part of Pakistan so kindly fix it from next time. Apart from it all the footages and the story telling was superb. Always glad to see more of this geo-political documentary from DW

[@reginaerekson9139]

20:18 so what’s up with bayer and Monsanto?

[@alexandragc6817]

Great documentary!

[@TheBrandNewICumEverywhere]

nope

[@asdisskagen6487]

Henry Kissinger, who the CCP acknowledges was a "good friend" (and who many people knowledgeable of history consider a war criminal) is credited with the quote: "Who controls the food supply controls the people; Who controls the energy can control whole continents; who controls the money controls the whole world." Truer words have never been spoken. Although that should be a warning, the CCP has taken that as a blueprint.

[@MO-fl8vm]

Henry Kissinger also open the worlds largest state (communist China) to the free market….

[@alexanderg1935]

That's a truism known to nations since time immemorial. The Chinese are not children, they've practised statecraft long before most nations existed. Referencing Kissinger in this context strikes me as rather disingenuous.

[@jianbiaogao8280]

So, an American state secretary is a war criminal and you take his words as the truth, and use this to blame China?

[@EM-dw2yv]

have you hear monzato..and bayern. basf.. they want to kill population to steal natural resources.

[@frontline324]

he is American .he served the United States

[@kaminirajput2019]

Very informative .......

[@datianlongan5567]

They may entitled to the $11B USD payout if Roundup was used instead

[@antonysantiago2874]

As I watched the video, questions started to appear. Why would it be bad to vaccinate cattle and have a railroad to a neighbor country? These pesticides mentioned are banned in how many countries? Why can't you store grains in Pananá? No response in the report.

[@williamlai29]

If paraquat is completely legal in most parts of the world including the US, Australia and Latin America, what is the problem? Is like telling me *fire is dangerous, it could burn your house down!* But don't we cook food with it?

[@norman_5623]

Deciding whether a pesticide is too dangerous is a judgment call. You have to weigh the risks, benefits, and lobbying influence of the chemical manufacturer.

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

The EU seems to want to destroy agriculture and starve the people. Most of the banned chemicals are totally safe.

[@orawancarlile6192]

It is a problem if used by untrained and educated how toxicity is present in the human food supply. Parkinson's is caused by this chemical toxicity. Would you think it is ok if your own food is contaminated and labeled as unknowingly organic?

[@williamlai29]

@@orawancarlile6192 If It is a problem caused by the untrained, do you think It is the WHO problem or the local gov problem?

[@norman_5623]

@@orawancarlile6192 Parkinson's is caused sometimes by genetics, and sometimes by environmental toxins. Science magazine had an article in May about Tim Greenamyre, the parkinson's researcher who used rotenone to cause parkinson's in mice, and got parkinson's himself maybe from laboratory exposure to rotenone. It also seems to be caused by paraquat, and by trichloroethylene. But the US EPA disagrees. It would take me at least a week to go through their literature and figure out why the EPA made that decision. Analytic chemistry keeps advancing to the point where we can find smaller and smaller levels of chemicals in food, water and the environment. It turned out that there were very low levels of arsenic in rice. At what level of arsenic should we stop eating rice? BTW, this anti-China campaign has hurt Parknson's research. One of the major Parkinson's researchers was Xiang-Dong Fu, at UCSD. After checking with his superiors, he visited his parents in Wuhan, and gave a lecture to the faculty at Wuhan University. After an FBI investigation, which found no wrongdoing, he was banned from getting grants for 4 years, which essentially destroyed his career.

[@Nnamdi-wi2nu]

Please dear good people that wants the best for us if it were the USA that is using the FAO for it's benefits, would we be hearing this kind of observation

[@senghongtek]

Wish people stay healthy

[@tedchandran]

Jai Hinduja. The World Bank will not give loans to countries wishing to be self-sufficient in food production.

[@fuzzyspackage]

Food production requires adv tech patents?

[@stevenhenry5267]

Who says you have to take loans?

[@leptir7110]

Neka svaka država proizvodi za sebe ,kako kome grah padne ,one koje nemaju prirodne resurse neka smanje populaciju ,kondome ,edukacija o broju djece itd

[@studytime2570]

wumao detected.

[@studytime2570]

how's the cold in beijing chang? evergrande giving homes yet?

[@guoqinggao2021]

it is only banned in Europe, however the poor country people need to survive without starving

[@irokpe6977]

Well they say get rich or die trying according to one famous hip hop artiste.

[@EurasiaOnYT]

Exactly!

[@wildalentejo750]

They need to change farming practices.

[@MeiinUK]

It has been banned in Europe and in the UK because these pesticides have poisoned a lot of their citizens already... This is something that China does not know for a long time but.... It is important that they shouldn't overlook this point.... If anything this damages the reputation of china.

[@aswinyargasnoum2709]

People in this country should learn to use these insects as dietary supplements because they contain a lot of beneficial protein instead of meat.

[@mayurmathpal7198]

can I add one more thing, the real reason why India says there should be reform in UNO and says no to Rice export, and India says there has been corruption done in the World Bank by China because you look at every angle how come a country can grow this fast unless they have oil

[@PeterTodd]

Good reporting. However, I hope that viewers aren't so naïve to think that China is the only bad actor in this arena. All major countries employ similar strategies wherever and whenever they get the opportunity. That's just the nature of greed and power.

[@chrislambaa7586]

True, which is why it's so important with great journalism to keep them in check or at least to some extent.

[@gtlover2011]

Fair enough. After watching the whole video, they've mentioned about the train in Laos as the "debt trap", Sao Tomé cut ties with Taiwan, emphasizing how Chinese-led FOA promote the usage of Paraquat while failed to mention how UK manufactures the exports Paraquat to where countries are allowed to use, like US and Canada. Surprise me they've mentioned the involvement of US coporates with FAO in the last minute of this video though. Conclusion: Stop the Chinese influences. Nothing really about health or starvation.

[@NeostormXLMAX]

@@gtlover2011dw is just the german outsource of the us propaganda department

[@robertplant2059]

problem is as I just saw a post on chinese travelers and how they feel entitled and are extremely rude, it was asked where this arrogance comes from and it is from their Gov, they don't care about anyone but themselves. why they have no allies.

[@GrandTerr]

Western countries especially eu still have principles and freedom of information, which is a lot better than people without any like chinese

[@MJ18888]

There are only over 30 developed countries in the world, and majority of them are in Europe. Personally I do not have faith that an elected official from europe will implement policies that’s good for ALL countries.

[@chavdardonchev]

Says a Chinese person? How much do you get paid to comment on videos?

[@alaehvlogs5676]

GODBLESS US ALL🌱☀️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@ronaldmaburu6389]

What wrong with those developments

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

Nothing

[@user-nu5mn2pu5f]

DW never been the 2nd place when blaming China. For me I watch DW as a joke😂

[@BRUCE_the_MOOSE_]

Never trust the Commies

[@6295607]

Chinese troll factory?

[@Featherface01]

wumao

[@Ame36338]

​KuKluxKlan

[@shanewilson2484]

Why are you here ? 🤣🤣🤣

[@yaosun9431]

You have to talk about expertise and experience instead of nationality when talking about serving greater goods. For what I see here, DW is the one screaming greed and unreasonable bias

[@TheBrandNewICumEverywhere]

lol they are

[@chrislambaa7586]

How so are they doing that? Or is this just unfounded accusations? I have seen many of their documentary and always follow up on it with my own sources and these documentary from DW is probably some of the best journalism we have in the world. The never fail when I follow up on them, unlike many other.

[@chrislambaa7586]

​@@TheBrandNewICumEverywhereChinese bot detected. If anyone want to know why, see my other comments in the other threads.

[@yaosun9431]

@@chrislambaa7586 Every so called facts are just ones opinion. I do respect all of them but I don't necessarily agree. Also, honest journalism present facts most, but not all the time.

[@chrislambaa7586]

@@yaosun9431 I find myself in an unusual situation. I both agree with you and disagree 😄 It is true that all opinions are subjective, it's impossible for any human to be anything else. However I would still say that objectivity do exist and we should always strive towards that.

[@MarkMiller304]

Remember when there was a food shortage and grains for 3rd world countries were rerouted to Europe instead?

[@durgabahadurolichhetri7616]

In Nepal, FAO has no importance since we are losing almost all indigenous crop production systems collapse. We are turning to an importer from an exporter (a long time ago). What is the use of welcoming such an organization?

[@orawancarlile6192]

The US has been given $801 million between 2018-2020, the largest contributor.

[@rajnithakrar6018]

Nothing is free

[@user-xn6qf7dt2t]

China needs this, they have to do something, they are out of food and have almost scraped the sea of all life. Food prices are rising so fast.

[@liongjiahwong5478]

China has diverted the water from fkooding South to the North, spending 100 of billions Of YUAN. CHINA is diverting the water from Tibet, Qinghai to the Central Plain, China known in 20 years time water is very important. Any countries doing like China did.

[@parasbishnoi_029]

Please make the documentary on thar desert of Rajasthan and its Bishnoi community of Jodhpur and Bikaner district

[@sarahparkes1547]

No thanks I grow my own. keeping your seeds is a good idea.

[@user-qf7ud5de9h]

It is better to sell food, than arms and weapons. Blessed are the peacemakers🏳

[@jacquelinemarie6325]

If only we could stop producing weapons, wow, that would be great!!

[@geinikan1kan]

To be frank, the CCP love for peasants was always a stretch. The peasant in China was never more than a blank slate to be mobilized.

[@richardyoung834]

Slave labour

[@richardkong4387]

Have you taken your medication yet?

[@geinikan1kan]

@@richardkong4387 thanks for replying.

[@widodoakrom3938]

Source: trust me bro

[@geinikan1kan]

@@widodoakrom3938 check out the Great Leap Forward. Or the past 40 years of crazy development.

[@vinsblack2]

ahh it is ominous sign whenever China connection stick out as globalization

[@SuperKwame1]

I am from Ghana, and I have lived in The west for the last 37 years. I have always told my African brothers that there are no free Lunches!

[@rickoffee]

A lot of people from the so-called Global South are complaining about western "double standards" and see China as an alternative. That explains the China bashing in this documentary.

[@MohNaz-ly6yx]

euro news loves them china 😂😂😂

[@mutepakabende3256]

😂

[@davidhaugen9966]

It isn't like the European countries, or the US of A have treated the countries of Africa, Asia or S. America with great respect or brotherhood in the past.

[@tbphillips9649]

Like they’re doing it now also

[@weekim2165]

How long was UK in debt to US for WW2?

[@jacquelinemarie6325]

until the year 1996? I may be off a few years but it was quite a while. I don't understand why debts can't be forgiven on a regular basis? wouldn't it be great if everyone could forget about such nonsense and finally get equality really going!! "sigh"

[@Xamufam]

Introduce birds against the locusts

[@paulskiye6930]

In China, they use ducks

[@Xamufam]

​@@paulskiye6930in China they killed the sparrow and the insects increased and caused enormous famine

[@paulskiye6930]

@@Xamufam that's like so long time ago xD during the cultural revolution

[@dedetudor.]

​@@paulskiye6930history ignored is doomed to be repeated?

[@hillockfarm8404]

When the locusts turn into their swarm form they become poison, so no natural predation.