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The Kenya National Assembly Committee of Agriculture reinforced the ban that has been in force 2012 on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in December 2016. The Committee explained that the ban should not be lifted until the country develops necessary laws to ensure safety of consumers. Also, the reports emhasises that the ban should not be

Healthy Consumers- Organic Food is naturally full of healthy nutrients Chemical Free- Organic food has no harmful chemical residues, additives and artificial colours Great taste- Organic food is naturally tastier Naturally healthy- Organic food is naturally full of healthy nutrients Environmentally friendly- Organic production does not pollute or degrade the environment is climate friendly and

PELUM Kenya joined the rest of the World to celebrate the World Food Day on the 16th October 2016 at Mutituni, Machakos County. The event will be hosted by the Lower Eastern and Coast Zone of PELUM Kenya. The theme of this year's World Food Day is Climate was Changing. Food and Agriculture Must too.

PELUM Kenya held its 2016 Country Working Group (CWG) on the 30th September 2016 at Golden Palace Hotel Nakuru. The CWG meeting was attended by 54 participants among them PELUM Kenya staff and three PELUM Kenya board members. During the meeting, members clustered themselves in to their respective zones, reviewed the progress made by the

PELUM Kenya in partnership with the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) organized a 2-day forum from 8th – 9th September 2016 at the Jumuia Resorts in Nakuru for small scale farmers on Agro-ecology. This was both a capacity building forum aimed at training the participants on the broad practices, principles and issues on

Ms. Naoko Tsuyama; President Africa Japan  Forum with PELUM Kenya staff The President of Africa Japan Forum Ms. Naoko Tsuyama visited PELUM Kenya at their Country Secretariat offices on the 30th August 2016. The aim of the visit was to learn more about PELUM Kenya work as a network and explore areas of