Scientists link catastrophic decline of honey to pesticide politics that’s driving bees to extinction

Scientists link catastrophic decline of honey to pesticide politics that’s driving bees to extinction

Current US pesticide risk assessment protocols fail to adequately capture the complexity of real-world exposures. Regulators primarily rely on laboratory studies of short-term, single-chemical exposures, often conducted or funded by industry. These studies typically ignore how pesticides accumulate in the environment, interact with each other, and combine with other stressors – such as climate change, disease, and habitat loss – that bees face in the field.

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Indigenous maize variety excites farmers in Homa Bay, they call for wider adoption due to disease resistance

Indigenous maize variety excites farmers in Homa Bay, they call for wider adoption due to disease resistance

Small-scale farmer Walter Opiyo called on the department of agriculture to support farmers in accessing the indigenous seeds, which he said are often expensive and hard to find.

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