REPORT ON PROGRESS OF EXECUTION OF THE ACTION

PLAN

The journey in the negative publicity on PCPs and proactive response for the last one year

20th AUGUST, 2020

Joel Mutai- Secretary to the PTWG

Background

Several negative information about pesticide has been running currently in media.

Started in Kenya in June, 2019 and campaign escalated to petition in parliament.

Who are they & who is behind them

Organic Consumers Alliance of Kenya ,

Biodiversity and Biosafety Association of Kenya,

Kenya Organic Agriculture Network,

Bio Vision Africa Trust,

Resource Oriented Development Initiative,

Root to Food Initiative- Have formed a website for

sustainable negative publicity in Kenya

Is it a publicly funded programme of the

Heinrich Böll Stiftung?

Biovision Africa Trust & Route to food Initiative

Who is behind? Heinrich Boll Stiftung –has office in Kenya

The Journey

A Workshop and declaration

on carcinogenicity of

glyphosate in Kenya (31st

May, 2019) in Naivasha

US Jury verdicts on

Glyphosate, which was picked

up by NGOs and those

advocating for organic foods.

2019

In August 2019, PCPB in

conjunction with AAK formed

a 10-member working group

Industry/ Stakeholder Initiatives (Glyphosate)

Conference on Agro-ecology

Transforming Agriculture –

Reducing Synthetic pesticides

& Ferti. in Africa, June,2019

Glyphosate Petition in the senate:

Joint standing committee of

Agriculture & Health discussing in

September, 2019

Pesticide Technical working

group (PTWG) formed in

October, 2019

Industry Strategy & Action

Route to food initiative and

Shollei Petition

Short-term actions (0-3 months)

Strategy Action Status & Remarks

1. Message development & harmonization

(a.) Content development & packaging: translation (Kiswahili)

Ongoing

(b.) Sensitization of marketers – Training of

Trainers (ToT), media, policy makers,

distributors, farmers

Not Done

2. Outreach to key value chains: A meeting with top technical

management(Coffee, Tea, Cereals, Horticulture, Potato)

Done

3. Operator and worker safety

on pest control products

Training on on RU of pesticides, SSPs,

Access and provision of PPE, Disposal, Value

chains actors (Distributors, farmers,

County agriculture staff (SMT-subject matter

specialist)

SSP trained and

continues

Not done

Not done

4. Outreach to CS Agriculture,

Livestock, Fisheries and

Irrigation

Alignment meeting on industry led

initiatives on pest control products facts.

Several with CS.

The activity

continuous.

Progress of execution of actions

5. Outreach to public on the mandate of PCPB and rigorous

registration process of PCP

a) PCPB/AAK to participate Breakfast show on pesticide role in

agriculture

Done. The activity is

continuous

b) Newspaper feature/documentary on PCPB and pesticides role Done. The activity is

continuous

c) Sensitization on existence of a toll-free line for general inquiries Done for toll free

number.

d) inquiries email address for pesticides at PCPB PCPB to set up

email address for

inquiries

6. Media Advocacy Engagement with media Editors

Guild and Media Houses

Done. Training

media done. Need

for more training

and advocacy

7. Outreach to COG Agric Committee

a) Meeting with CoG chair

b) Members of the COG Agriculture CommitteeNot Done

8. Outreach to Senate /

National Parliament

As an annual engagement with two houses Done. The activity is

continuous

9. Meeting Presidential Advisory and Strategy Unit - PASU) Not Done

10. Outreach to smallholder farmers Not Done

11. Farmer advocates (champions) for pesticide use/ opinion leaders Not Done

12. Media outreach and training Not Done

13. Engaging trade associations (KEPSA, FPEAK, Kenya Flower Council,

National Potato Council)

Done on several

occasions

14. Engaging certifying bodies Not Done

15. Outreach to academia & research institutions (Universities &

Research Institutions)

Not Done

From December to end of May,2020, the Route to food has been silence:

Reason?-

Locust invasion

Covid-19 pandemic and expected food insecurity

As from March 2020- COVID-19 pandemic period

TWG focused on social media engagement

Messages on circulation on social media platforms-

• May, June, July and August.

Radio & TV interview

Impacts of the campaign so far

Specific value chains sensitized-to give assurance to farmers

Leveraged on PCP Bill and Regulation campaign funded by BAF (Run by PR consultant, about 20M) to enhance advocacy on PCPs

Several social media proactive campaign running

1 2 3

Impacts of the campaign so far

Training of media Editors/Media houses on PCP regulations

Kenya Science Journalists Congress III held in Mombasa

• One of the issues discussed wasPesticide use in Africa: The sciencebehind the debates. PCPB wereamong the participants.

Trained/Engagementwith media Editors Guildand Media Houses onregulatory regime of thePCPs

Engagement with policy makers

Impacts of the campaign so far

Successful breakfast meeting with PS MoA, KEPHIS, PCPB & KALRO 6th Dec, 2019, and Several meetings with CS, PS agriculture – lead to PVOC removal, Zero-rated Agricultural PCPs

Meeting with Joint Committee on Health and Agriculture.

Speakers Roundtable meeting in Mombasa organised by KEPSA on 17-19th October, 2019. Perfect opportunity: PCPs Use in Agriculture – an enabler to achieving Big 4 Agenda was discussed

Sector Working formed consisting of AAK, PCPB, MoAand JASCOM/COG to fast tract PCP Bill and Regulations: A road map was drawn ensure approval by July, 2020.

Successful meeting with CEC of Agriculture in counties (Transzoia, Uasin Gishu & Mombasa)

Response to Shollei petition

AAK made written submission as interested party.

Opportunity to make oral submission was granted on 4th August, 2020

Work plan Budget (Ksh.)

Total Budget Approved 16, 217,200

Amount Received from Members 3,711, 800

Total Amount utilized in campaign 3,256,551

Balance 455,259

Work plan budget

ThankYou