Import Food, Not Poison Into Nigeria, Please!!

 By Anda Damisa

Nigerians are dying every day with every meal we consume. Are you shocked? I was as shocked as you are right now when I found this out recently. We have a major problem right before us and it seems like no one is talking about it so, here I am, writing about the increasing dangers we face due to the proliferation of Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) in Nigeria.

Do you know that over 60 per cent of food produced in Nigeria are made by peasant farmers and over 90% of them use chemical pesticides? most of these chemical pesticides are HHPs that have severe health and environmental impacts when proper application and safety is not within reach.