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Maurice Oloo tends to his sukuma wiki farm at his village in Gwassi, Homa Bay, on February 12, 2020. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]
Agricultural crops produce a bulk of the food we consume on daily basis and 100% of the food choices for the vegetarian Kenyan population.
The yields of the crops we consume, however; are affected by a number of factors with weeds, plant diseases and pests largely responsible for the low yields of most crops in the country if not complete yield losses.
Science defines crop protection as the science and practice of managing plant diseases, weeds and pests that cause damage to the crops.
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By Kennedy Ouma | February 22nd 2021 at 07:55:48 GMT +0300
World Pulses Day is a designated United Nations global event to recognize the importance of pulses (chickpeas, dry beans, lentils, dry peas and lupins among others) as a global food.
It has been proclaimed on February 10 of each year since 2019 by the General Assembly of the United Nations on December 20, 2018.
This celebration is a recognition of the decisive role that pulses can play in achieving the comprehensive, far-reaching and people-centered set of universal and transformative goals and targets of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a plan of action that seeks to strengthen universal peace.