French protesters demand end to pesticides at Syngenta plant

Several thousand people demonstrated on Saturday, October 3 in the Eure region near a Syngenta plant, demanding an end to pesticides and seeking to place the issue in the presidential campaign. Organized by four groups, the march drew 8,000 to 15,000 participants, including farmers, cancer patients, health professionals, and activists. The route from Gaillon to Saint-Pierre-la-Garenne was chosen deliberately, targeting the site of the world's leading pesticide producer. A parallel protest occurred in Switzerland, where Syngenta's headquarters are located, under the slogan "Pesticides, Syngenta: neither here nor elsewhere." The company has been under Chinese ownership since 2016.