Kenya: Kagwe Pushes for Tougher Action Against Fake Farm Inputs

Nairobi — Kenya has called for stricter global standards on agricultural chemicals and stronger action against counterfeit farm inputs, warning that the continued circulation of substandard pesticides threatens public health, farmer livelihoods, and export markets.

Speaking at the World Farmers Organization meeting in Nairobi, Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said developing countries should not become destinations for agrochemicals that have been deemed…