The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation is promoting the use of non-chemical pesticides to shield consumers from excessive chemical residues in food products. They are urging farmers to use organic pest control methods including neem leaf sprays and sound agricultural practices such as rotation. Kalro is working on a situation where chemical pest control would be the last resort after bio-friendly methods are established to have failed. The training is among several being held by Kalro and county governments' under the World Bank-funded Kenya Climate-Smart Agriculture Project (KSCAP). He said value addition techniques learned during the training will help them make more money from their produce.

Source: The Star November 01, 2020 18:56 UTC