How Europe Uses Africa as a Dumping Ground for Harmful Pesticides & Fertilizers

Between 2015 and 2020, the European Union exported more than 81,000 tonnes of pesticides banned for use in Europe itself. Much of it was shipped straight into Africa. Farmers sprayed them barefoot, children were exposed through contaminated water, and food was grown with chemicals Europeans would never allow on their own plates. Today’s episode takes you on a journey through one of the most shocking and least told stories of our time…how pesticides and fertilizers, sold as tools of development, became weapons of dependency. We go back to the colonial era, when chemicals were first poured into African soil not to feed Africans but to feed Europe. We follow the promises of the Green Revolution, a vision of food security that turned into debt, monocultures, and dependency. We trace the rise of AGRA, reshaping laws and subsidies to serve corporations rather than farmers. This is not just about farming. It is about power ,about who decides what grows, what dies, and who profits from Africa’s soil. If Europe calls it poison, if corporations call it profit, and if philanthropists call it progress, then what should Africans call it? #FoodSovereignty #ToxicColonialism #BannedInEurope #GreenRevolutionLie #Seedsovereignity Support Our Work MPESA: +254 726 916 908 Or through PayBill: 4096889 Account Name: LNN Thank You