The Challenges of Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HPPs) In West Africa & Agroecology As An Alternative
Over the last five years, pesticide imports into Africa have increased signficantly. In West Africa the imports have doubled in five years from 218,948 tonnes in 2015 to 437,930 tonnes in 2020. In 2020, Nigeria’s imports alone (147,446 tonnes) exceeded the total imports of Southern Africa (87,403 tonnes) and North Africa (109,561 tonnes). Despite increasing imports in these regions, the informal nature of agricultural production has made it difficult to record how pesticides are used hence the big differences between the imported quantities and use data.
