…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.