New Europe green regulations tighten pinch for local farmers

A farmer sprays his crops in Mugunda Village in Kieni Nyeri. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

The European Commission on June 22 adopted proposals to restore damaged ecosystems and reduce the use of chemical pesticides by 50 per cent by 2030.

The plan, referred to as bringing nature back across Europe, will involve ecosystems from agricultural land and seas to forests and urban environments.