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The European Union (EU) has increased checks on cut roses from Kenya and Ethiopia to 25 per cent owing to...
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Affecting seven in ten wheat growers and causing up to 100 per cent in losses, wheat leaf rust is the...
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FAO introduces innovative locust pesticide management system for effective stock management in Kenya
The Locust Pesticides Management System enhances locust management and reduces the risks of pesticides to humans and the environment. When...
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Kenya has resumed regular chili exports to the European Union (EU) after two months of interrupted exports following the interception...
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According to a report by Route to Food Initiative, Kenyan tomatoes and kale are the leading agricultural commodities with pesticide...
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A Nakuru County hatchery entrepreneur has resorted to dipping her chickens in pesticide suspension, a method which she says kills...
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Research has shown that disposed aloe vera peels can be used as a natural insecticide to safeguard staple foods from...
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A three-year project dubbed B(eat) the locust that seeks to introduce invasive desert locusts as a food and feed source...
Papaya fruit affected by the devastating papaya mealybug – shown in the pictures as white specs – can mean losses...
Left: Destructive adults snails. Right: An egg clusters patched on rice tillers. A cluster has approximately 250 eggs confirming the...
