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Scientists and policy makers call for urgent phase out of toxic chemicals

Toxic chemicals float on the surface of Leslie Run creek on February 24, 2023. [AFP]

Scientists, policymakers, and agricultural stakeholders across East Africa are calling for urgent measures to phase out toxic pesticides.

They have raised concerns about the use of harmful synthetic pesticides in agriculture and disease control, noting that many of these products, including some already banned in other parts of the world, pose significant health risks.

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