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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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Greenpeace Africa calls for consistency in Ruto’s clean energy leadership
In a suprise turn of events, president Ruto has committed to building a natural gas pipeline from Tanzania's main city Dar es Salaam, to Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa and later to the capital Nairobi.
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3 African activists protecting food rights against Big Agriculture
News of smallholder farmers across Kenya standing up to unconstitutional laws prohibiting them from sharing, exchanging or selling uncertified and unregistered seeds is but the latest legal battle on the African continent aiming to protect the rights of local communities and customs.
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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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Illegal sand harvesting in Mai Mahiu area
Mai Mahiu area is a sleepy truck stop town located along the Nairobi – Naivasha road, using the Longonot route at the bottom of the escarpment. It’s a quiet and…