The German government has passed a draft law banning glyphosate al completely from 2024

German farmers will have to gradually reduce the use of glyphosate and stop using it al completely from 2024 to protect insect habitats, the World Agro-Chemical Network Chinese reported.
Environment Minister Svenja Schulze said in a statement that the time for glyphosate's exit is coming and environmentalists have been working on it.
German farmers criticized the draft, saying it would put the survival of family-run farms at risk and that the ban would have a limited effect on promoting biodiversity compared with cooperation between farmers and protectionists.
, which was acquired by Bayer and developed under the Rundup brand, has sparked a global debate since the World Health Organization concluded in 2015 that glyphosate could cause cancer.
draft law, some areas would ban the use of herbicides and pesticides that could harm bees.
, certain types of lights will be banned to reduce light pollution.
Joachim Rukwied, head of the German Farmers' Association, said the proposed regulations were the wrong way to achieve efficient environmental protection, adding: "It is more promising for those involved in agriculture to build partnerships with protectors and to identify common goals, methods and incentives to protect the environment."
" legislation also needs to be approved by the lower house of the Bundestag and the upper house of the Bundestag, which represent the interests of Germany's 16 federal governments, a process that usually takes months.