Conclusion: The immediate silencing of any person who brought up

Conclusion: The immediate silencing of any person who brought up the potential safety hazards of pesticides and their effects on the people of West and ...
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Silencing Concerns of Pesticide Pollution in French West and Equatorial Africa Jessica Gruber Faculty Mentor: Sarah Hardin, PhD, Dept. of History Research Question: What were the French agronomists’ primary concerns and what issues did they debate?

Images: l'Institut de Recherches Agronomiques Tropicales (IRAT). “Les Problèmes Insecticides Outre-Mer.” Féderation Nationale des Groupements de Protection des Cultures. Paris: 1960. Map: Monteil. “Coton Chez Les Noirs.” In Bulletin du Comité d'Études Historiques et Scientifiques de l'Afrique Occidentale Française. Gouvernement Général de l'Afrique Occidentale Française. Paris: Librarie Larose, 1927.

Conclusion: The immediate silencing of any person who brought up the potential safety hazards of pesticides and their effects on the people of West and Equatorial Africa is the most telling sign that French colonizers were aware of the problems posed by pesticide use. In several instances, convention chairs would abruptly interrupt a person who even skirted the disasters brought by pesticides. The research shows that silence is just as telling as speech. Funded by: Andrew W. Mellon Collaborative Undergraduate Research in the Humanities