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.
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.
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.
The U.S. contributes 22 percent of the regular budget, compared to China’s 12 percent. You are also comparing Germany vs China. It's kind of embarrassing for China to contribute only 10% more than the country whose population is 18 times smaller. But hey, for China computer bots it's a life purpose to defend Vnnie the Pooch. To be fair, I would 100% support Western countries' withdrawal from the useless UN.
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.
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.
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.
"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.
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
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
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.
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.
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)
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?
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.
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?
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.
@@刘坚-r1e 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
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 ❄️
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
@@DegreesOfThree Did you ask the same question when the agency was headed by other countries? Did they achieve the same results for the world? Did they use the data for their own countries too? Do you question any country which cannot be controlled by the US? 95% of the member countries voted for ceasefire in the Gaza strip, but somehow the US and Israel were able to veto it? Isn't this the essence of what you meant by democracy - the majority voted for it and which you so religiously guard? Why do you question the results then? Isn't every US President bought for as well by all the big monies?
@@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
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.
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.
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.
There is an old saying in China, "A dog can't spit out ivory", which means that you don't have to expect objective words from a person full of prejudice. This saying is very suitable for DW here.
@@chaoticrealm777 you’re getting closer to the truth. I’m waiting for you to realize that the racism you speak of exists in Western Countries that pretend to have better values. So..now what?
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.
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.
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.
@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.
Chemicals banned in Europe doesn't mean anything. Europe doesn't set the standard for the world. People in the global south, need to eat. Stop being drama queens.
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.
But certainly they do not need to provide whatever they grow to the whole town, but just him and his wife?:) Thanks for you empathy but there's no need to. My grandpa was a farmer he had no modern machine and he did not wanted to have one. Which we respect.
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?
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.
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?
@@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!
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Neka svaka država proizvodi za sebe ,kako kome grah padne ,one koje nemaju prirodne resurse neka smanje populaciju ,kondome ,edukacija o broju djece itd
The use of pesticides in Brazil has become extremely alarming. Both large and small producers are using these chemicals indiscriminately, even substituting traditional pasture mowing with pesticides. Most concerning is that many people are unaware of the severe impact this has on both the environment and their health.
Remember that the US and Viet cong war, it was the pesticides that managed to kill off some of the plants which showed up the people. This is how they were found and killed. Why and how come Germany knows and focus on this, this media is actually... Well... Cos those decisions have actually.... Why these people look healthy is cos they eat pure and clean food but others aren't.
This is amazing, the level quality of journalism is truly jaw dropping. It's amazing I can watch your videos and genuinely have a better understanding of the world.
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...)
@@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.
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
Many of these compounds that your interviewee was so shocked by are approved for use in the United States: malathion, thiamethoxan, paraquat, acetochlor, atrazine.
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 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.
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
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.
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
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.
China is capitalist. Rich guys there are exploiting everyone and everything in their own country and abroad, to gain more profits for themselves. That is not communism, it's capitalism, so not sure why people keep calling them communist.
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.
@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).
@@jacquelinemarie6325 Can you offer a realistic alternative though? Because I’m sure if western power gets to dominate the institutions again. Things won’t be different. Same goes for UN, ICC and other UN bodies.
It's not a vague term, it is a term agreed upon by the UN when referring to any of the nations of Africa, Latin America, Caribbean, Asia (excluding Israel, Japan, and South Korea), and Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand). Thus, when they say "global south" they are referring to a VERY specific list of nations - not a vague list.
@@Hathur, can you link us to the specific UN document for the global south? The term is just a fad with no basis. How convenient for you to do a white lie.
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"
If there is a way that Africa can steer clear of the UN and it's various member bodies,the better for the continent.Africa is permanently under attack from so called "friendly" nations and international bodies.
probably correct, given the state of things!! it would be wise for the UN to clean up all internal conflicts of interest, and make the world more peaceful and healthy. the world seems to be controlled by corporations and corrupt nation states big and small....but it is also a small world, really and we should be pulling in the same direction, for people...not for their overlords who seem to always end up dealing in poison and death and greed. the UN is being used for the benefit of some not all,...which is a waste, a danger and a shame for us all unless there can be peace order and good governance if not decent governments across the land and sea. why don't we own our data instead of it being stolen to feed machines? why is there so much space garbage and kids with phones while other kids have nothing? no one can answer any real questions without commie pigs and capitalist whores arguing. ugh!
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
not surprised ..This is the case in most countries and in most development organizations
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As a development practitioner myself, I am disheartened by the findings and analyses brought out in this video. There’s so much talk about how we’re failing to meet the SDG targets and that there’s not enough money to fund development. But as this video points out, there are serious governance issues that make it even more difficult to address what are already grave problems (in food production and security, health and nutrition) in low income countries. That something like this is happening to a UN org is really quite a blow.
DW changed concept. I paused the film and found out the requirements are for internship not for expert officers in FAO. China paid for internship students. There are nothing wrong for students briefing for local embassy. DW only interviewed Europeans who has their own views on China. By the way, international organizations are always under influence of big powers. Like UN general secretary said bad about Israel, Germany pissed off. DW should film one documentary about his connections with China. China is really bad guy. I find DW keep its quality in science domain but very biased on geopolitical economics.
FAO is a super powerful position... Globally.... You are in charge of the 8 billion people's food and meals. Do you realise this ? They cannot send in a non-expert. It has to be the highest and qualified with working experiences. And not a bureaucratic position. What China should have done is to send their team with half bureaucrats and half strongest China's best expert. Doing this will give China's foreign reputation to be much stronger. Right now, this setup is embarrassing. Even with interns to learn on the job. They need to learn quicker not to make simple mistakes that cost issues and risks later on. Time is not on your hands. Don't make a bigger mistake.
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.
China is a big country and has the responsibility and obligation to help people in hungry countries. This is a leader elected by various countries, and there is no behind-the-scenes operation, which shows that most countries still agree with the Chinese leadership of FAO. The United Nations organizations have been dominated by Europeans and Americans for the past few decades. You cannot say that now that there are more Chinese people, it means that China uses the United Nations for political influence and propaganda. It seems that Europeans cannot accept that FAO is now dominated by the Chinese. The United Nations organization dominated by Europeans in the past came with more political conditions but did not reflect on itself. In addition, the leaders of Laos are not stupid. How could they agree to the Belt and Road Initiative if there is no benefit. Western media have been saying all day long that China's debt trap has led to the bankruptcy of Sri Lanka. In fact, the debt of the World Development Bank is much larger, which is also a manifestation of double standards. Of course, the media should supervise the Chinese people's practices in FAO and hope not to be too biased.
We want programmes on how IMF and World Bank elect their leaders.
they won't they are the ones financing this chanel
@@TheBrandNewICumEverywhereyou really are a troll bot.
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.
Those are not non-profit institutions using donations to operate like the United Nations.
@@TheBrandNewICumEverywhere dw is financed by german taxpayers if i'm not mistaken
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.
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.
Its well known that DW, a MSM, has always being spewing disinformation and anti China rhetoric all the time to discredit the Chinese.
Provide proof...
Intresting 🧐
The U.S. contributes 22 percent of the regular budget, compared to China’s 12 percent. You are also comparing Germany vs China. It's kind of embarrassing for China to contribute only 10% more than the country whose population is 18 times smaller. But hey, for China computer bots it's a life purpose to defend Vnnie the Pooch.
To be fair, I would 100% support Western countries' withdrawal from the useless UN.
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.
Well said!
Any UN organisation should have higher standards than a nation state. Your argument is pure sophistry
@@GM-gh4dk
Stupidest Opinion i have ever heard.
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.
Its all about human safety standards.. Then you wonder why europeans thing yalls 2nd,3rd world savages.🤔
Countries where Paraquat is NOT banned include the USA, Canada, Mexico and Australia
Except most of those countries have safety gear and literacy.
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.
China is a leach
@@netothong7231 Just because the Europeans were wrong, that doesn't mean the Chinese are right.
"Countries where Paraquat is NOT banned include the USA, Canada, Mexico and Australia"
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Those countries have unusually high ratio of diseases, Parkinson's disease for example.
Where is Monsanto?
Didn't they merge with Bayer or Bayer bought Monsanto?
Just a name change and on we Go
@@bobbyarthur-yf3yf that's how they roll in the wild west of mega companies
They were bought by Bayer. Now instead of three seed corporations there are two
Monsanto has been taken over by Bayer. It was not a friendly merger.
whoever controls the spice controls the universe
We never trust the government of China and you should know why .
...the kind you get at gas stations and convenience stores?
@@pthhhhhtno.
whoever control DW control the info you get
@@TheBrandNewICumEverywhere
Fortunately it’s still possible!
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
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
It's all just China bad
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.
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.
It's not difficult. It is very safe.
Curious who are the manufacturers for the pesticides. Are they Chinese or the bigger players like BASF and Bayer which are European. 🤔
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)
Check if majority shareholders or owners are now Chinese.
Both!
@@TH-camWatcher264No. BASF, Dupont, Dow, Bayer are all non Chinese
@@dordorfromhk-hj5vo They are non chinese obviously, but there could be chinese investors in there
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?
DW is looking into china because of chinese bans on eu exports
Exactly, this media is obviously obsessed with demonised China from all angles it can imagine
Well said. All those channels are English propaganda.
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.
China does even worse against 'the west', so who cares..? Be equally or more critical of China if you play this card.
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?
Because of the climate religion! Wat get promoted and makes a few rich and farmers more poor and lose there lands 🤷🏼
Because the right to protest is legal in Germany.
@@wordscapes5690 Its because the EU is telling its members to stop growing food and close down all farming. Thats why they are protesting.
@@aceman00ify and because they have the right to protest..,.
For totally different reasons. In Greece they protest the cuts.
So glad to see DW start to diversify from their "Russia Bad" programming to "China Also Bad"
Both are bad.
Daddy US 😂@@JH-pv6rd
nah, the ones calling others bad are just projecting themselves@@JH-pv6rd
@@abdiazizmohamed1887can you explain to me how two authoritarian countries are good?
Glad that DW isn't hiding that China is also bad. We have been worried about Germany on this front for a while now..
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.
The north gives southern countries TRILLIONS in aid. Why is there so much incompetence and Corruption south of the border?
Silly
The rules are for a reason. To protect the lives of the farmers
@@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
@@刘坚-r1e 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
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 ❄️
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.
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
That's sort of the narrative that nations who want to do whatever they want will push. All you can do is push back.
@@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.
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.
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.
How many of those votes were purchased like Cameroon? 🤔
All bought & paid for buddy, the chicoms' standard modus operandi, they have infiltrated the UN like the wuhan batflu.
Money talk
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.
@@DegreesOfThree Did you ask the same question when the agency was headed by other countries? Did they achieve the same results for the world? Did they use the data for their own countries too? Do you question any country which cannot be controlled by the US? 95% of the member countries voted for ceasefire in the Gaza strip, but somehow the US and Israel were able to veto it?
Isn't this the essence of what you meant by democracy - the majority voted for it and which you so religiously guard? Why do you question the results then? Isn't every US President bought for as well by all the big monies?
Power doesn't corrupt; corruption empowers.
The UN is not what You think it is 🧐🤫
It's very corrupt . . .
its the Univesal Noddlers
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.
The US is not what You think it is 😖😳
@@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
Excellent conduct around the annonymity of your source
yes its easy when you make them up
@@TheBrandNewICumEverywhere I have seen your troll comments in all threads. Are you are russian bot or is China beginning to learn from russia?
@@chrislambaa7586 Russian bots & ccp Wumao are everywhere!
@@chrislambaa7586 Hi, Chris, is there a rule that everyone in this world should agree with you, and if not, they are Russian bots?
@@dfindy have you seen all the other comments I talk about?
watching the western countires talk about how being loyal to your country is bad.. is amazing
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
"Loyal" as in poisoning millions?
Sorry but no.
China is a corrupt mafia state .
If your country is a dictatorship, then being loyal to the government _is_ bad.
colonizer countries w/war economies...disturbing.
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.
That's what Xi said.
Chinese and Japanese is cognate nations
@ANONAAAAAAAA :... How dare you, we do stop on Christmas day, every four years....
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.
You sounds like ccp.
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.
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..
Never trust the Commies
Also, its always "Unidentified whistleblower" LOL.
Money maths
Just follow the Money
Came for the meat, stayed for the dark music
Yeah, it was like a movie😂
@@Normality_9yeah,yeah😢
Who lose the horse
Germans never let us down when it comes to dark music
the west always add these dark music/pics on anything about china
@@kenho-wr5ul2rh7m cope
There is an old saying in China, "A dog can't spit out ivory", which means that you don't have to expect objective words from a person full of prejudice. This saying is very suitable for DW here.
If that's the case, then we can apply your saying to alot of things, like mainland Chinese racism towards Africans. 🙄
@@chaoticrealm777 Who can be more racist than the Europeans?
@@chaoticrealm777 you’re getting closer to the truth. I’m waiting for you to realize that the racism you speak of exists in Western Countries that pretend to have better values. So..now what?
@@chaoticrealm777You approved this Chinese old saying once more.😂😂😂
@@chaoticrealm777You approved this Chinese old saying once more 😂😂😂
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.
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.
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.
The world cup isn't a European institution.
headquarters Based in Switzerland, office in zurich lmao
@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.
Chemicals banned in Europe doesn't mean anything. Europe doesn't set the standard for the world. People in the global south, need to eat. Stop being drama queens.
This is not about being drama Queens, it's a very serious matter!
OMG! Pulling the wool over our eyes, again, and again, and again, and again, and again.......
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.
Technology is constantly improving, and nowadays, many places in China are using drones to spray pesticides.
@@shiwei-x7t nice try ten center. these peasant farmers most certainly are not.
But certainly they do not need to provide whatever they grow to the whole town, but just him and his wife?:) Thanks for you empathy but there's no need to. My grandpa was a farmer he had no modern machine and he did not wanted to have one. Which we respect.
These are so sad to hear this huge problem for food supplies... like us in the Phillipines..
The comments are all sober, I'm glad.
this program never mentions that agriculture in China is collective, and at the same time they keep trying to say it without saying it...
Let's talk about Israel grip on the U.S
Nah lets talk about US grip on Germany LOL
Lets talk about Chinese grip on the FAO.
go and find that video do not distaract with chinese bots
IMF
No "grip" and nothing to talk about. Stop making up problems.
It takes alot to make me cry. Thank you for this story, even though many will miss the point!!
Not sure what it complains about.
So much deeper than where these chemicals are being used- read between the lines
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?
Indeed. This video is propaganda from western corporations.
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.
What do you do when the locusts arrive to consume your crops?
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?
@@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!
True
At 23:57
Wonder why they wouldn't show the USA? Maybe I missed it...
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.
Henry Kissinger also open the worlds largest state (communist China) to the free market….
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.
So, an American state secretary is a war criminal and you take his words as the truth, and use this to blame China?
have you hear monzato..and bayern. basf.. they want to kill population to steal natural resources.
he is American .he served the United States
This video is really badly edited, yall say alot without saying anything for most of it.
Well i learned a lot
Here of what is clearly bad self based practice - corruption
Very informative, in my opinion
@@_.F0X._ exactly
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
Can I have your permission to spread this? With a link to your channel of course.
The "United Nations" of all things - how depressing. In episode two we'll be told that Amway has taken over The United Nations.
Rebranding, baby. 💪😎✌️
@@Novastar.SaberCombatFTX 2.0
The CCP have hijacked the FAO among other UN organisations. The UN is corrupt.
Pesticides approval is done by Local government. First ban GMOs because most of them cannot survive without pesticides.
corruption up and down and all around it seems....no doubt these pesticide producers are behind the GMO issue too....
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.
You really shouldn't spread misinformation in the comments.. please learn the truth.
Thank you for this very factual video. God bless!
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.
Says a Chinese person? How much do you get paid to comment on videos?
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.
Jai Hinduja. The World Bank will not give loans to countries wishing to be self-sufficient in food production.
Food production requires adv tech patents?
Who says you have to take loans?
Neka svaka država proizvodi za sebe ,kako kome grah padne ,one koje nemaju prirodne resurse neka smanje populaciju ,kondome ,edukacija o broju djece itd
wumao detected.
how's the cold in beijing chang? evergrande giving homes yet?
Great documentary!
nope
The use of pesticides in Brazil has become extremely alarming. Both large and small producers are using these chemicals indiscriminately, even substituting traditional pasture mowing with pesticides. Most concerning is that many people are unaware of the severe impact this has on both the environment and their health.
Remember that the US and Viet cong war, it was the pesticides that managed to kill off some of the plants which showed up the people. This is how they were found and killed. Why and how come Germany knows and focus on this, this media is actually... Well... Cos those decisions have actually.... Why these people look healthy is cos they eat pure and clean food but others aren't.
This is amazing, the level quality of journalism is truly jaw dropping. It's amazing I can watch your videos and genuinely have a better understanding of the world.
DW never been the 2nd place when blaming China. For me I watch DW as a joke😂
Never trust the Commies
Chinese troll factory?
wumao
KuKluxKlan
Why are you here ? 🤣🤣🤣
Economic investigator Frank G Melbourne Australia is following this very informative content cheers Frank 😊
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...)
Maybe he could investigate some of those pesticides that are banned in the EU but allowed in Australia.
@@norman_5623 : The EU bans totally safe chemicals. Why ?
@@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.
@@buildmotosykletist1987because they are effective, and we can't have that.
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
Thanks...keep going...
Aren't purchases and shipments approved in advance publicly???
Many of these compounds that your interviewee was so shocked by are approved for use in the United States: malathion, thiamethoxan, paraquat, acetochlor, atrazine.
Because they are safe and very effective and useful.
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...
@@GM-gh4dk : Are people in vulnerable countries in danger ? Is the first question.
@@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.
@@GM-gh4dk : Yet all scientific studies say it is safe.
Everyone is looking out for their own interest. Same for America and Germany. Why should we surprised.
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
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.
Why the one sided commentary? This is not a serious piece unless it is a balance piece.
Glad somebody is speaking up…
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
it is only banned in Europe, however the poor country people need to survive without starving
Well they say get rich or die trying according to one famous hip hop artiste.
Exactly!
They need to change farming practices.
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.
Are people finally beginning to wake up? Let's hope so before its too late.
The world is waking up to the hypocrisy of The USA and its Lackeys in Europe.
Capitalism, why is anyone surprised? It's almost like China isn't communist at all 🤔
Major difference is everything in China is state owned ultimately so the gov gets to say what happens to every penny. Not in USA.
@@elizabethcarrington5819 The exact same things happens in the US lmao. Have you never heard of imminent domain? The government routinely siezes lands
@@elizabethcarrington5819 same thing happen in US or even bad , you are still sleeping 😴
China is capitalist. Rich guys there are exploiting everyone and everything in their own country and abroad, to gain more profits for themselves. That is not communism, it's capitalism, so not sure why people keep calling them communist.
@MaxineWashingtonnot true
DW is the best on TH-cam ... No1 and very very well put together, Fantastic uploads. 5☆
We appreciate your comment!
@@DWDocumentary You are very welcome
Very informative .......
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.
euro news loves them china 😂😂😂
😂
What about Monsanto which is still be using worldwide despite causing cancer?
Is Paraquat being used in Samoa?
What s the propaganda!! Thats the food is being poisoning or that china doing it ??
☣ TOXIC FAKE FOOD CHINA ☣ TOXIC Gutter Oil ☣
Both!
That the EU is the global standard🙄
@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).
West people did the same. Didn't they?
China is better than the West
No
if so, two wrongs do not make anything right. so that is not an effective response at all, I'm afraid.
Thru private equity firms. They do be attempting to frame private as good, state own as bad.
@@jacquelinemarie6325 Can you offer a realistic alternative though? Because I’m sure if western power gets to dominate the institutions again. Things won’t be different. Same goes for UN, ICC and other UN bodies.
Does anyone else has a plan?
I know right? where is the alternative?!
Community gardens and permaculture food forests everywhere.
Great entertainment!
Great detective stories! Fill with intrigues and interesting hypothesis
Makes for a good bed time story. Thanks.
Can please stop using the term global south? The southern hemisphere is huge and varied and cannot be summarised as one place!
It's not a vague term, it is a term agreed upon by the UN when referring to any of the nations of Africa, Latin America, Caribbean, Asia (excluding Israel, Japan, and South Korea), and Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand). Thus, when they say "global south" they are referring to a VERY specific list of nations - not a vague list.
Singapore is part of the global south?@@Hathur
@@Hathur, can you link us to the specific UN document for the global south? The term is just a fad with no basis. How convenient for you to do a white lie.
@@kimeli No
is turkey part of the global south?@@lorenzofiorini9471
How long was UK in debt to US for WW2?
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"
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20:18 so what’s up with bayer and Monsanto?
Okay, but you still didn't answer the question why do they use the dangerous pesticides when there are safer alternatives.
Introduce birds against the locusts
In China, they use ducks
@@paulskiye6930in China they killed the sparrow and the insects increased and caused enormous famine
@@Xamufam that's like so long time ago xD during the cultural revolution
@@paulskiye6930history ignored is doomed to be repeated?
When the locusts turn into their swarm form they become poison, so no natural predation.
The US has been given $801 million between 2018-2020, the largest contributor.
Nothing is free
If there is a way that Africa can steer clear of the UN and it's various member bodies,the better for the continent.Africa is permanently under attack from so called "friendly" nations and international bodies.
probably correct, given the state of things!! it would be wise for the UN to clean up all internal conflicts of interest, and make the world more peaceful and healthy. the world seems to be controlled by corporations and corrupt nation states big and small....but it is also a small world, really and we should be pulling in the same direction, for people...not for their overlords who seem to always end up dealing in poison and death and greed. the UN is being used for the benefit of some not all,...which is a waste, a danger and a shame for us all unless there can be peace order and good governance if not decent governments across the land and sea. why don't we own our data instead of it being stolen to feed machines? why is there so much space garbage and kids with phones while other kids have nothing? no one can answer any real questions without commie pigs and capitalist whores arguing. ugh!
They want the natural resources
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
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.
Slave labour
Have you taken your medication yet?
@@richardkong4387 thanks for replying.
Source: trust me bro
@@widodoakrom3938 check out the Great Leap Forward. Or the past 40 years of crazy development.
Voter's remorse still remains. I don't trust unelected, unaccountable Bureaucrats,
The Un needs to be accountable to those who fund it and take part...guess what? that includes me!!
China. 😂😂😂
west taiwan
蛙蛙😂@@streetsarecold
I used to hear and see FAO around in Cambodia but not now. Shocking
Whats the fire song that starts at 28:00, editors are putting out bangaz
I Think Someone needs to be Fired. And Shina needs to provide funds to help the people harmed by these transgressions.
This should be shown to every UN ambassador so decisoons can be made to replace Que
not surprised ..This is the case in most countries and in most development organizations
As a development practitioner myself, I am disheartened by the findings and analyses brought out in this video. There’s so much talk about how we’re failing to meet the SDG targets and that there’s not enough money to fund development. But as this video points out, there are serious governance issues that make it even more difficult to address what are already grave problems (in food production and security, health and nutrition) in low income countries. That something like this is happening to a UN org is really quite a blow.
DW changed concept. I paused the film and found out the requirements are for internship not for expert officers in FAO. China paid for internship students. There are nothing wrong for students briefing for local embassy. DW only interviewed Europeans who has their own views on China. By the way, international organizations are always under influence of big powers. Like UN general secretary said bad about Israel, Germany pissed off. DW should film one documentary about his connections with China. China is really bad guy. I find DW keep its quality in science domain but very biased on geopolitical economics.
FAO is a super powerful position... Globally.... You are in charge of the 8 billion people's food and meals. Do you realise this ? They cannot send in a non-expert. It has to be the highest and qualified with working experiences. And not a bureaucratic position. What China should have done is to send their team with half bureaucrats and half strongest China's best expert. Doing this will give China's foreign reputation to be much stronger. Right now, this setup is embarrassing. Even with interns to learn on the job. They need to learn quicker not to make simple mistakes that cost issues and risks later on. Time is not on your hands. Don't make a bigger mistake.
😂give others a chance to lead ❤
Cope more DW
What wrong with those developments
Nothing
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.
China is a big country and has the responsibility and obligation to help people in hungry countries. This is a leader elected by various countries, and there is no behind-the-scenes operation, which shows that most countries still agree with the Chinese leadership of FAO. The United Nations organizations have been dominated by Europeans and Americans for the past few decades. You cannot say that now that there are more Chinese people, it means that China uses the United Nations for political influence and propaganda. It seems that Europeans cannot accept that FAO is now dominated by the Chinese. The United Nations organization dominated by Europeans in the past came with more political conditions but did not reflect on itself. In addition, the leaders of Laos are not stupid. How could they agree to the Belt and Road Initiative if there is no benefit. Western media have been saying all day long that China's debt trap has led to the bankruptcy of Sri Lanka. In fact, the debt of the World Development Bank is much larger, which is also a manifestation of double standards. Of course, the media should supervise the Chinese people's practices in FAO and hope not to be too biased.
Italy said that they tried it and there was no benefit.
For all we know this so-called insider could be a CIA agent.
But EU just bans everything. Status Quo. You should be asking if FAO is providing PPE and training.