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  • Sustainable Agriculture Farming Practices have been identified as the only way to ensure food security in the future
  • Crop Life International launched its flagship commitment, the Sustainable Pesticide Management Framework (SPMF) program in 2021
  • Kenya has made significant strides in pesticide management by integrating global best practices into its new pesticide law.

Kenya is among the nine countries in the world undertaking a $13 million (Sh1.7 billion) agriculture funding program over the next five years. The funding is aimed at supporting sustainable agriculture farming practices in the selected member states mostly targeted towards reducing harm caused by pesticides.

According to Crop Life International, Kenya is among the countries that have done well in Integrating global best practices into the new pesticide law, enhancing the national poison control center, and establishing an industry-wide pesticide container management scheme with 310 collection sites.

In its latest Annual Report for its Sustainable Pesticide …