Is FMC still selling Furadan 5G in East Africa?
No. Beginning in the spring of 2009, FMC implemented a Furadan buy-back program from distribution centers and retailers in Kenya, and during the summer of 2009, the company implemented the same program in Uganda and Tanzania. That same year FMC sent its own personnel and a specially-retained consultant to Kenya and surrounding countries, traveling over 25,000 kilometers to search for Furadan in local “Agrovet” retail shops (where many farmers shop for their agricultural supplies) to encourage them to participate in our buy-back program. FMC exported from Africa all Furadan that it repurchased from Africa in February 2010. The buy-back programs in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania remain open today for any Furadan product that might still be found in these countries.
