The use of highly hazardous pesticides, banned in other countries, are still in use in Kenya and across Africa. They leave toxic residues on our food, harm our health, damage the soil, and kill bees and other helpful insects that are essential for farming.
Root To Food Initiative (RTFI) has launched a useful resource guide: Achieving Food Production without Toxic Pesticides. This practical guide, with contributions from real farmers, demonstrates that there are safer and more sustainable ways to grow food.
This resource will be a must read for the MaGreen Morganics team. We know that it can be difficult to grow food safely – we have faced a fair share of pests and diseases at our Fikirini farm. What we love most about this resource is that it highlights natural control for pests and diseases, including recipes for biopesticides. So this is a handy guide for the weary organic farmer.
Like us, we hope that this helpful resource will inspire you to grow food in ways that are good for the environment and good for humans. Check out and recommend this resource.