Press Release, 5th October 2023 Use of Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Kenya.
We acknowledge the recent joint press release by the Pest Control Products Board (PCPB), aak/GROW and Fresh Produce Consortium of
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Highly Hazardous Pesticides: A Threat to Kenyan Health and Environment
Nairobi, Kenya, September 13, 2023 - The Route to Food Initiative (RTFI) a programme of the Heinrich Böll Foundation today
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Early August, President William Ruto announced the commencement of the second phase of the fertilizer subsidy program that saw the
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Fertilizer subsidy is painkiller for a cracked, bleeding head
The term subsidy is often misconstrued to mean reduced costs. Far from the truth, subsidies actually increase the cost of
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PRESS STATEMENT The late Prof. Wangari Maathai once said; “Human rights are not things that are put on the table for
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Press Statement; Hunger crisis in Kenya
Position on ongoing hunger crisis in the country by the route to food alliance The Route to Food Alliance, which is
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Press Statement; Call for sustainable, inclusive, resilient & equitable food systems
Civil Society Organisations call for sustainable, inclusive, resilient, and equitable food systems Nairobi, May 27th 2021….There is a need to have
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Press Statement; A task force to review toxic pesticides.
PCPB constitutes a task force to review toxic pesticides. The Parliament Health Committee had given PCPB 90 days to undertake an
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Agriculture does not have to deplete the soil.
A few days ago, I found myself deep in the throes of a conversation with a friend about soil health.
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Press Statement; Maize farming ban
Maize farming ban an infringement of smallholders’ right to food Kenya has obligations under relevant international instruments to the progressive realization
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