Tulips with a whiff of pesticides?


An aerial picture showing fields of blooming daffodils and hyacinths near Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands. — AFP

AS Margriet Mantingh gazes at flowers stretching as far as the eye can see at the world’s biggest flower market near Amsterdam, all she sees is a huge bouquet of pesticides.

Known globally for tulips, the Dutch are world leaders in the international flower sector, which is coming under increasing scrutiny for pesticides sprayed on the fields.

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