
One of Nyamira County rural vegetable organic gardening free of toxics-Photo|Enock Okong'o
Ban use of toxic chemicals in agriculture, environmentalist tells Govt
Scientist and Environmentalist, PM Mokaya has petitioned the African Union to ban the use of toxic chemicals in agriculture, arguing that profit-driven farming is endangering human health, soil fertility, and the continent’s food security. Mokaya cited highly hazardous pesticides, or HHPs, that are still used across Africa despite being banned or restricted in the EU…
