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Proposed Crop Bill Puts Profit Over Farmers and the Environment
Nairobi, 29 March 2019 – Responding to the news that it will be illegal to plant crops using animal manure if a proposed crop bill becomes law, Renee Olende, Greenpeace…
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Greenpeace Africa calls for the promotion of traditional farming to reduce dependence of food imports
In response to news that the government of Cameroon has lost over 9 000 billion FCFA from importing rice, corn, sugar and fish, Greenpeace Africa Forest Campaigner, Sylvie Djacbou, has…
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Growing Food Sovereignty and Climate Resilience
Food production using ecological farming ensures healthy farming and healthy food for today and tomorrow, by protecting soil, water and climate, promotes biodiversity, and does not contaminate the environment with…
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Greenpeace Africa tasks Cameroonian government to improve accountability in the agricultural sector
In response to news that over 18 billion frs CFA has been mismanaged from the Rice-Corn-Cassava programme, Greenpeace Africa forest Campaigner, Sylvie Djacbou has said: “It is distressful that over…
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World Food Day 2018: Kenyans Demand Healthy Food
Nairobi, 16th October 2018 – Consumers and small scale farmers have today handed over a petition to Parliament and the Ministry of Agriculture calling for an overhaul of Kenya’s food…
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Executive Director ‘s Message on International Day for Disaster Reduction
As the world commemorate the International Day for Disaster Reduction, Greenpeace Africa Executive Director Njeri Kabeberi has said: “Greenpeace Africa supports ‘Greening the blue’. Africa has a major role to…
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Food Safety Should be Prioritised in Kenyatta’s Big Four Agenda: Greenpeace Africa
Nairobi, 23rd August 2018: The past few months have seen increased cases of sub standard food imports into Kenya. From sugar that contains mercury to expired rice, to oil that…
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Poisoned Sugar Exposes Kenya’s Broken Food System
The worsening impacts of climate change on agricultural productivity in most natural-resource dependent countries like Kenya is introducing a new form of vulnerability that is often overlooked. Increasingly, food safety…
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Greenpeace Africa Urges Machakos County Government to Allocate Budget Towards Sustainable Farming
Nairobi, 25th July 2018 - Greenpeace Africa has today handed over a petition to the Agricultural Committee of the Machakos County Assembly. The petition comes after a policy dialogue that was aimed at strengthening interactions between the policymakers; county officials in charge of agriculture and food security; farmers who practice sustainable agriculture and Greenpeace Africa.…
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Ensure Safe and Healthy Food for Citizens, Greenpeace Africa Urges Kenya’s Government
Nairobi, 03 July 2018: In response to news that some of Kenya’s imported sugar contains dangerous elements such as copper and lead; and that fertilisers sold to farmers in Kenya are reported to be laced with harmful mercury, Greenpeace Africa has called on the government of Kenya to act now - Food for life Campaigner,…