Aapn preaches against the distribution of toxic pesticides

Alliance for action on Pesticides Nigeria (Aapn), Barr. Oreoluwa Adelakun, revealed that the government and the interested parties have often participated unconsciously in the distribution of inputs that include extremely toxic pesticides linked to acute poisoning, neurological damage and environmental damage.

In a media briefing in Abuja on Thursday to stop toxic pesticides: protect our food, our health and our future, expressed concern about the widespread distribution scarcely regulated of highly dangerous pesticides (hHP) across the country.

According to her, over 65% of the ingredients active in the pesticides used in Nigeria has been classified as highly dangerous by experts, raising serious concerns for public health, food safety and environmental sustainability.

Adelakun explained that although pesticides play a significant role in Nigerian agriculture, but their use also presents deeper and higher challenges in public health trade and in environmental sectors, even if alternatives and practicable innovations in Nigeria and global level are fast increasing.

He stressed that while the intentions underlying the distribution of pesticides are often to support farmers and increase productivity, reality is much more dangerous, adding that the government and interested parties have often participated unconsciously in the distribution of inputs that include extremely toxic pesticides linked to acute poisoning, neurological damage and environmental damage.

“A fundamental concern is that a significant part of these pesticides is part of the category of highly dangerous pesticides (HHP), over 65% of the ingredients active in the pesticides used in Nigeria are classified as highly dangerous, many of which are prohibited or rigorously regulated in other countries due to serious health and environmental risks”.

Adelakun has revealed that Nigeria currently records and allows over 400 formulations of pesticides, over 50% of which are considered highly dangerous and most of them have been prohibited by the regulatory authorities in the European Union (EU), in the United States and in parts of Asia that have added that due to weak regulations, lack of farmers, lack of monitoring and labeling, they are used without pressure and distributed without pressure and distributed without pressure and distributed without pressure and distributed without pressure and distributed without pressure He distributed without pressure and distributed without pressure and distributed without pressure and distributed without pressure and distributed without pressure and distributed without pressure.

The corroborating, the environmental toxicologist and the supporter of politics, Victor Fabunmi, complained of the reckless attitude of the regulatory agencies and the failure of the application by adding that the regulatory inaction has created an environment in which any group regardless of knowledge or training can distribute dangerous inputs silently silently the agricultural communities under the help banner, an act that must stop.

“Despite existing policies, many digital markets continue to list pesticides that are outlaw or limited without safety information, safe labeling or supervision, these inputs are openly marketed to farmers at national level also teenagers and internet users for the first time can order chemicals prohibited with a few clicks.

“We strongly lead both the physical sellers and the online ones that continue to profit from these products dangerous for challenge to the regulations, we also call regulatory insufficiency and solicit both Nafdac and FCCPC to take immediate actions,” he said.

In addition, the lawyer Agroecocology and food security, homef, Joyce Brown, for his part called legislators, agriculture ministries and non -governmental philanthropic organizations to include bio -test -peticides, organic fertilizers, agroecology extension programs.