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Report highlights abundance of hazardous pests on Kenyan plates

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According to a report by Route to Food Initiative, Kenyan tomatoes and kale are the leading agricultural commodities with pesticide residue exceeding safe food limits Maize, wheat, coffee, potatoes, and tomatoes were found to require the largest volumes of pesticides, with a heavy reliance on Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs). It further highlighted that 34 per …

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Report: Kenyan farmers use Highly Hazardous Pesticides despite known dangers

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According to a report, “Toxic Business: Highly Hazardous Pesticides In Kenya”, released today (13th September 2023) Kenyan farmers predominantly use Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs), despite their known detrimental effects on human health and the environment. Pesticide residues have been found to exceed limits in Kenyan food, particularly tomatoes, and kale. The study conducted by Route …

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Research shows aloe vera peels useful as natural insecticide

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Research has shown that disposed aloe vera peels can be used as a natural insecticide to safeguard staple foods from insects. Dr. Debasish Bandyopadhyay, a physiologist at the University of Calcutta, and his colleagues showed how aloe vera peels can act as a natural insecticide, staving off insects from crops such as maize or millet. …

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Combatting the Destructive DiamondBack Moth in Vegetables

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Brassica crops, which include cabbages, kales, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli and rape seeds, are important vegetables in Kenya, largely grown for local consumption, export and processing (dehydration and oil extraction).  While most of the production is in the small holder sector, commercial production is on the increase, especially, for cabbage. One major limiting factor to …

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Using Dhania to Attract Beneficial Insects, Reduce Pesticide Costs

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As most farmers in Kenya grow coriander or dhania for the vibrant urban and rural market,  one peasant is using the crop to ‘seduce’ pest eating insects, which have saved him pesticide costs. Ladybird insect, which is easily attracted to the dhania, feeds on aphids, white flies, mites, among other soft-skinned pests attacking crops. Worst …

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FAO to Establish Fall Armyworm Research Hub in Kenya

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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is intensifying its efforts to combat the effects of Fall Armyworm (FAW) in Kenya and across Africa. As part of the Global Action for Fall Armyworm Control (GA), FAO has chosen Kenya as one of eight demonstration countries for implementing measures to protect crops and support farmers through Integrated …

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FAO Launches Project to Protect Staple Food Crops from African Armyworm

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15 June 2023, Naivasha, Kenya– In a bid to combat the African Armyworm and safeguard staple food crops in eastern Africa, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has initiated the “Emergency Support to Manage Outbreaks and Infestation by African Armyworm in Eastern Africa” project. This project aims to provide support to …

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Worn mosquito nets help recent nursery pest attacks

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Im­me­di­ate lay­ing a of a net over a nurs­ery bed can pre­vent pest which at­tack seed­lings as the in­tuders search for cell sap, leaves or stems to feed on. Many a time, seed­lings die fol­low­ing heavy in­fest­a­tion, which also puts them at risk of con­tract­ing dis­eases trans­mit­ted by pests like in­sects. A new net or …

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How push-pull technology arrests devastating Fall armyworm, Stemborer & Striga weed

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Developed in 2017 by the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), push-pull technology, has been shown to reduce infestation by the devastating fall armyworm by 80 per cent.  This is in addition to mitigating the effects of the equally deleterious Stemborer pest and Striga weed.  First confirmed in 2016 in Nigeria, by 2020, …

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KALRO establishes facility to control rust disease causing 80% losses

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The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) in Njoro has established a diagnostics hub that enables local researchers to identify yellow rust strains– diseases that reduce grain yields by 30 – 80 per cent– within two days of collecting samples. This process previously took three to 12 months and was reliant on sending samples …

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