Kenya seeks to boost farm productivity gains amid rising pesticide concerns

Speaking at the event, MI Sharma, Group Managing Director at Rainbow Agro Sciences. [Sofia Ali, Standard]

Agricultural stakeholders are being urged to urgently coordinate efforts to boost farm productivity and strengthen the safe use of pesticides, as Kenya faces mounting pressure to feed a rapidly growing population while managing environmental and food safety risks.

The call was made during the launch of a new weed control technology in Nairobi, where industry players, distributors, and agricultural experts highlighted the growing gap between food demand and production, as well as the challenges farmers face in accessing technology, knowledge, and compliant crop protection products.