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Case on Punitive Seed Laws Mentioned in Court
Nairobi, 16 November 2022 – A public interest litigation filed by 15 farmers representing many other smallholder farmers across the country calling for an amendment of punitive seed laws has been mentioned before the Machakos law courts today.
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GMOs: A neo-colonial technology undermining food and seed sovereignty in Kenya
Kenya has lifted its 10 year ban on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines GMOs as organisms (plants, animals or microorganisms) whose genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally through mating and/or natural recombination.
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Chemical fertilisers: unnecessary evil for farmers
The proponents of fertilisers view this as a significant step towards reducing the cost of food production in turn lowering the skyrocketing food prices.
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Food Security and Sovereignty Lies in Farmers Breeding Their Own Seeds: Greenpeace
Nairobi, 13 October 2022: Ahead of World Food Day, Greenpeace Africa has urged President Ruto to take concrete action to free Kenya’s food system from profit driven corporations that have…
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GMOs: A neo-colonial technology undermining food and seed sovereignty in Kenya
Kenya has lifted its 10 year ban on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines GMOs as organisms (plants, animals or microorganisms) whose genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally through mating and/or natural recombination.
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Farmers File a Court Case to Stop Punitive Seed Laws
Nairobi, 20 September 2022 – Smallholder farmers with the support of Greenpeace Africa have filed a case in court over a 2012 punitive seed law that criminalise farmers for selling…
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Greenpeace Africa Calls on Kenya’s President-Elect to Lower Food Prices and Take Climate Action Seriously
Greenpeace Africa congratulates William Samoei Ruto of Kenya Kwanza coalition following his election as the 5th president of the Republic of Kenya. Ruto’s presidency comes at a time when drought and famine, lower crop yields and soaring food prices are rife.
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UN: sustainability of fisheries in Senegal is “of great concern” and demands the government improve fisheries management
Dakar, 30 June 2022 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has highlighted the devastating impact of the fishmeal and fish oil industry on West Africa’s fish…
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Montreal-bound biodiversity COP must recognise the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in protecting nature
21 June, Nairobi, Kenya – Now that the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP15 has confirmed the final talks will be held in December in Montreal, Canada, negotiators must take…
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World Oceans Day: As food insecurity worsens, Greenpeace Africa and fishing communities across West Africa demand action on the fishmeal and fish oil industry “to prevent a human catastrophe”
Fishing communities and civil society groups across West Africa will unite today (8 June, World Oceans Day) in a show of strength against the fishmeal and fish oil (FMFO) industry…