By Eric Kimungunyi ,CEO Agrochemicals Association of Kenya There is a device being used rather often lately by our most vocal lobbyists as they chase new regulation or the overturning of old rules: ‘Europe’ has banned it, or done it, or changed it, they are telling us, as a reason to reshape ...

Kenya has the pesticides to tackle the country’s locust invasion ready and stored in local warehouses, the Agrochemicals Association of Kenya (AAK) announced today. With the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) now warning of a 400-fold increase in the number of locusts in the region by ...

By Eric Kimunguyi, CEO, Agrochemicals Association of Kenya If any of us were given a warning by an alien, in a language we didn’t understand, with symbols we had never seen before, we would not emerge warned - which is a fact that is now driving legislative reform in Kenya to ensure warnings on ...

Teff cluster farming Palls utilized farm Ethiopia’s agricultural sector is the bedrock of the economy, employing more than 70% of the workforce, accounting for more than a third of GDP, and serving as the country’s largest earner of foreign exchange. Yet outdated farming practices and low ...

By Eric Kimunguyi, CEO of Agrochemicals Association of Kenya Using pesticides on our crops lifts our agricultural production by as much as 90 per cent, but it’s a boon to food production that requires powerful regulation and strict safety measures to ensure we gain in food and do not lose in any ...

An alliance of agricultural growers’ organisations has today announced its support for proposed government legislation updating the Kenyan regime for the approval and use of pesticides. The Agrochemicals Association of Kenya (AAK), Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC), Cereal Growers Association, ...

There are two routes Kenya’s food and farming system. One, the industrial model of farming which commodifies food systems and which has been fronted as the only way to produce plenty of cheap and easily accessible food. The implication of this approach is damage to the same environment that feeds ...

A report published by on the pesticide inert ingredients market considers the global industry analysis for 2014–2018 and forecast 2019–2029 to project that the pesticide inert ingredients market is anticipated to reach nearly US$ ~ 5 Bn by the end of 2019 in terms of value, and is forecasted to ...

The effectivity of insect control with frequencies can be seen on the graph below The orange broken line is the starting date of treatment of Potato moth (green) Nature has provided us with natural frequencies to reduce our need for chemicals and poisons. Agri frequencies use a wide range of ...

Cereals growers in North Rift Kenya region are staring at heavy losses due to the re-emergence of the army-worm. The worm invasion has increased production costs and also threatens farm yields. Several counties in the region are in the process of trying to contain the spread of the deadly pest. ...