PAN UK has launched a new website presenting stories from African farming communities which illustrate the damage caused by pesticide dependency and which show local initiatives to promote alternatives.Awa Ndione is a young mother living in the intensive vegetable growing district of Diamniadio, Senegal. For several years she has been growing vegetables on her small plot of land and promoting women's economic development. She is an active member of the women's self-help group Yakaar (Hope), made up of 105 local women. Its main objectives are to improve its members' living standards by producing high quality fruits and vegetables, and more effective marketing. Read about how PAN Africa's training in Integrated Pest and Production Management (IPPM) during 2001-2003 has helped Awa and her Yakaar colleagues to cut back on the amount of expensive and harmful pesticides used on their vegetables.
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