Farmers urged to exercise coution when using pesticides
The Director, Heinrich Boll Foundation Nigeria, Mr Jochen Luckscheiter, has urged farmers to exercise caution when administering pesticides to their crops for healthy living and to help save the environment.
Luckscheiter, made the call during a two-days Engagement of Social Media Influencers/Journalists on the Nigeria Pesticide Atlas at agroforestry Project farm in Kwali, FCT.
The Director said the essence of the workshop is to increase public awareness on the impact of the high use of toxic pesticides by farmers in the Agricultural sector.
He said Pesticides were designed to prevent yield losses in the farming system, but also gives rise to new problems on health and soil degradation which is harmful to the ecosystem.
"The idea is to reduce the ...
