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lughnasadh OP t1_ixnrnii wrote

Reply to comment by VitaminPb in A cheap $200 solar-power plastic robot that destroys weeds, shows that global agriculture can dramatically reduce the chemicals used in farming, and reduce the 45% of crops lost to pests. by lughnasadh

>>45% of crops lost to pests, this robot isn’t related to that at all!

The opposite is the case.

Herbicides (that will weeds) account for 90% of pesticide use worldwide.

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