Mr Egessa Jerry, the Project Coordinator, Post-Harvest Management in Sub-Saharan Africa on Monday cautioned Nigerian farmers against the use of chemicals to preserve their produce after harvest.
Jerry said in an interview with Newsmen in Zaria, Kaduna State that the action is contributing to rising cases of cancer in the country.
He spoke on the sideline of a workshop and sensitisation campaign on Enhancing Post Harvest Handling for Food Security organised by Nigerian Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services at the National Agricultural Extension Research and Liaisons Services, Zaria.
Jerry, an expert in the field from Uganda, said post harvest issues highly affected Nigeria in different dimensions.
“From our discussions, we have realised that in Nigeria this issue is very important and significant because we learnt that chemicals are being used for food…
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