Nigeria: Stakeholders Raise Alarm Over Indiscriminate Use of Pesticides By Farmers

Indiscriminate use of pesticides such as herbicides and insecticides by Nigerian farmers and grain dealers has persisted over the years and poses a serious threat to human life and the environment.

Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have lamented the ugly situation and called on the government to put control measures in place so as to avert the dangers associated with it.

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