{"id":60558,"date":"2026-05-04T16:22:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/?page_id=60558"},"modified":"2026-05-04T16:22:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:22:52","slug":"allowed-in-africa-banned-in-europe-stop-toxic-pesticides-now","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/allowed-in-africa-banned-in-europe-stop-toxic-pesticides-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Allowed in Africa. Banned in Europe. Stop toxic pesticides now."},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Allowed in Africa. Banned in Europe. Stop toxic pesticides now.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Our shocking new report reveals that in Kenya, Ghana, and South Africa, nearly half of registered pesticides used in farms daily are highly hazardous<\/strong>. To make things worse, many of these are banned in Europe for endangering people, food and their land and water. But they are exported to Africa and our governments are letting this legal poison in.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This can not continue.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SIGN THE PETITION<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Scroll down for more information and actions you can take<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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In 29 African nations, approximately 80% of tested soil samples<\/strong> are contaminated with pesticide residues. Many of these chemicals are highly toxic and persistent, damaging soil biodiversity and fertility while posing a serious threat to sustainable food production across the continent.
Pesticide residues are frequently detected in everyday meals, with levels often exceeding international safety limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We cannot call it food security if we are poisoning ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This  is a wake\u2011up call. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join us in defense of our dignity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 50% of Water Samples in African Regions poisoned<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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80% of soils contaminated<\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Across the continent, up to 80% of tested soils in <\/strong>29 African countries contain pesticide residues, many of them highly toxic and long\u2011lasting, undermining soil life, fertility, and long-term food production.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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40% Extinction Risk\u00a0<\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Up to 40% of insect pollinators are at risk of extinction threatening key foods like fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans, and seeds , undermining nutrition and livelihoods.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Banned in Europe. Exported in record volumes.<\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Business is booming. Pesticides deemed too dangerous for European farms are still manufactured, exported to Africa, and our governments continue to approve their import and use.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Poison on our plates<\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Pesticide residues linked to cancer, reproductive harm, and neurological damage are being detected in food consumed daily across the continent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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FOOD OR POISON?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Silent Environmental Cost of Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Africa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udce2 The human cost of HHPS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n
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