My people, wetin we dey hear na serious matter as biochemists don raise alarm on top dey corrosive chemicals wey farmers dey use as fertilizers! Dem talk say e fit spoil our food and bring wahala for our health.
According to dem, many farmers dey use these corrosive substances to quicken crop germination but wetin dem no sabi be say e dey put our food for serious danger. Dem biochemists explain say if dem overuse these chemicals, e go fit turn our crops to poison wey go carry bad side effects like organ damage, infertility and even cancers. This no be small matter oh!
Mr. Ikotun Olayemi wey be the president of Biochemistry Practitioners Association of Nigeria don yarn say dis kind planting dey endanger we human beings health. E talk say corrosive chemicals fit damage our body if we chop food wey don carry dem.
Olayemi go further talk say to avoid this wahala, farmers suppose dey harvest natural foods wey no dey touch any harmful chemicals. Natural foods get antioxidant wey dey help our body organs dey function well. He encourage say make farmers scatter that bad habit of using such chemicals to rush their crop growth for farm.
As we dey try to meet up with the growing population for food production, e dey important make dem follow strict monitoring to ensure say farmers dey use better alternatives. Wetin dem no go fit talk enough be say food safety dey important pass just the yield wey dem go fit produce.
Di BPAN president still talk say regulatory agencies need to do more to make farmers sabi di wrong side of toxic substances wey fit cost dem untimely exit from this world. We no fit overemphasize di fact say wash alone no fit clear chemical residues finish.
Dr. Samuel Nwakonobi, an agro expert sef don talk say we suppose dey careful with di way we dey use pesticides because dem fit accumulate for body and disrupt our systems. E explain how dis chemicals dey mess with liver, kidney, and even our blood system. No be joke oh!
So my pipo, make we dey cautious wetin we dey chop and make we encourage our farmers to do better. Food safety no be only about quantity, e get plenty to do with the quality too.
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