independent.co.ug1d
Agro-chemicals killing Ugandans
ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | A consortium of civil society organisations (CSOs) has in a Jan.05 statement shown concern about ...
independent.co.ug13d
Gov’t: All agro chemicals in Uganda globally approved
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has denied that the hazardous pesticides banned elsewhere are ...
Daily Monitor22d
‘Stop false alarms about pesticide use in Uganda’
The commonly used synthetic pesticides in Uganda include herbicide glyphosate, insecticide cypermethrin, and fungicide mancozeb. These are categorised by WHO under class I of highly toxic and ...
Cancer Research UK1y
Do pesticides cause cancer?
Pesticides are chemicals that help plants grow by controlling pests like weeds and insects. You may have heard of products called herbicides or ‘weedkiller’. Pesticides are often used in farming to ...