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GMOs Are Not the Only Answer | The Elephant

In a country where agricultural production is dominated by smallholders, the decision to allow genetically modified crops and animal feeds into Kenya as a means of combatting perennial hunger ignores other safer and more accessible alternatives such as Conservation Agriculture.

Noel vietmeyerWilliam rutoKenya biodiversity coalition kbioAgriculture organisationMinistry of healthRoute to food initiativeAfrica biodiversity networkEuropean union regulationKenya national bureau of statisticsEuropean unionNational biosafety authorityEuropean food safety authorityMinistry of agriculturePresident william rutoPresident rutoFood initiative

Why Kenya is turning to genetically modified crops to help with drought

The government sees them as a way to lessen the impact of a lack of rain but some farmers are wary.

Nairobi areaClaire nasikeRoy muriigaEva wanjiruMurenga mwimaliRichard oduorRichard kagoeEliud kiregerLivestock research organizationNational biosafety authorityCentre for resilient agriculture africaAlliance for science at cornell universityRoute to food initiativeKenyatta universityWhy kenyaEast african

Toxic pesticides banned in Europe being peddled to Global South farmers

Global civil society organisations have warned that farmers are increasingly using these dangerous chemicals to grow food.

United kingdomNairobi areaSouth africaCoted ivoireBruxelles capitaleIvory coastSilke bollmohrChairperson of the committee on foodKenya plant health inspectorate serviceRoute to food initiativeParliamentary committee on healthUniversity of washingtonKenya ministry of agricultureInternational agency for research on cancerWorld health organization of the united nationsEuropean union

Enough to feed a family of four : Kenyans embrace urban farming as food worries rise | Global development

Facing supply shortages, price hikes and the prevalent use of dangerous pesticides, city-dwellers are turning to homegrown food

Nairobi areaNyambura simiyuElzie chebetCatherine kunyangaEmmanuel atambaWorld food programmeUniversity of nairobiOrganic kitchen gardens kenyaRoute to food initiativeHuman needs project

Perspective: Activism is plunging global ag into a black hole

While farmers in the U.S. are making gains on sustainability goals thanks to modern agricultural methods, NGOs are hindering other producers.

Agriculture organizationEuropean unionGerman green partyRoute to food initiativeFood initiativeGerman green

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