Nigeria ranks 2nd in acute pesticide poisoning in West Africa — Study

…It is understated, consumers at high risk – AAPN …Safe use impossible in Nigeria – Prof Irtwange …Calls for ban, saying it contributes to rise in cancer, other health risks By Gabriel Ewepu and Cynthia Alo A new study has shown that about 69 per cent of farmers and farm workers in Nigeria are exposed to and affected by Unintentional Acute Pesticide Poisoning (UAPP) every year.” Safe use of chemicals near impossibility in Nigeria – Prof Irtwange In his comments, Chairman, Technical Committee on Nigeria Yam Export Programme, Prof Simon Irtwange, said it is difficult to have safe use of chemicals in Nigeria, which is one of the major reasons farmers are poisoned by the chemicals they apply on their farms.

Meanwhile, according to the study, globally, it is estimated that between 402 million and 433 million farmers and farm workers suffer cases of unintentional acute pesticide poisoning globally every year.