Mr Shitu Kabir, the National President, Cowpea and Beans Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria, says all hands must be on deck to get rid of sniper infested beans in the market.
Kabir made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja.
According to him, the resurgence of killer beans in Nigerian markets is worrisome and must be treated as a matter of urgent national importance in view of the risks they pose to human life.
“It is time for us as a country to begin to look at what we eat.
“It is also time for us to pay a close look at the chemicals we use in our farms, at home and offices.
“The recent discovery of sniper beans in the market is very worrisome and all hands must be on deck to create adequate awareness on the killer beans and other harmful practices that many people are not aware of.
“The use of chemicals in Nigeria generally calls for concern as many Nigerians do not pay attention to the type of chemicals they use.
“Even when the chemicals used are not banned, many people do not stick to the required quantity.”
Kabiru said that the association deemed it necessary to organise a forum to bring major stakeholders together to chart the way forward.
He said that beyond the forum, there was the need for collaboration among the relevant agencies like Nigeria Customs Service, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).
According to him, others are Standard Organisation of Nigeria, Association of Cowpea and Bean Farmers Processors and Marketers.
“The meeting we held had these organisations in attendance and the essence is to find lasting solution to the problem.
“We are expecting that the agencies that the association called will brace up in their activities.
“We expect NAFDAC to brace up in its activities, especially the type of chemicals they give licenses to and who the operators are.
“For the Customs, it should look at our borders to ensure that foods are tested before they are imported and to ensure that chemicals that are banned are not imported.
“We are also looking at quarantine to also provide good storage and other relevant things.
“For the Ministry of Agriculture is up and doing on this and last week we had a meeting with them on how to ensure that the food we eat is safe.
“We are also working with the media to create more awareness while chemical distributors and manufacturers are also being carried along.”
The president said that it was time experts began to discuss on going organic to avoid the dangers of using chemicals in farm produce.
He said that he was not unaware of the challenges of going organic, but added that it was achievable.
“Some people may say it is not achievable but with adequate research, we can achieve it because we must find solution to what is killing us.
“I want Nigerians to be conscious of the welfare of the people and ensure that they distribute and sell products that are safe for consumption.
“We should not leave everything to government because the buck stops our table.”
Mr Jethro Nancy, an infection and disease control expert, decried that records indicated that more Nigerians had died from poisonous products than from insurgency.
He said that the report of sniper beans in the market was a wake-up call for the government and other stakeholders to put measures in place to tackle the worrisome development.
“We need to put more efforts in the agric value chain to know the commodities that are safe for Nigerians to consume.
“The recent information on the sniper beans in circulation is an opportunity for us to go to the drawing board and check other commodities in the market that might not be safe for consumption.
“If you reflect on what is happening in terms of Boko Haram, it is a child’s play to the number of lives that have been lost to consumption of poisonous food.
“The way out of this is to do more in terms of awareness creation.
“Are farmers aware of the quantity of chemicals they ought to use? Besides farmers, a lot of people use chemicals without reading the manual to know the specifications.”
He noted that besides the loss of lives, the use of chemicals had driven bees far into the forest.
Nancy said that bees were very important to man in terms of pollination and the production of honey, “which is safe for consumption, but has become scarce because of the use of chemicals on plants.’’
He called for pesticide registration and control act to guide the use of pesticides to complement the role been played by NAFDAC.

http://www.agricinfo.com/2018/12/we-must-get-rid-of-sniper-beans-beans.html?m=0

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On a more serious note. We need to find alternatives to snipers

I like beans sha but this sniper ehn dey fear me pa

Ok

All talk


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Beans for life

OK.

Solution is here.

What's the fear of eating beans called?

Na who tell dis pple say sniper de bad for beans?

Sniper isn't even supposed to be used at home.. Is for stored agricultural produce so that weevils won't render the stored produce useless.. That's what is meant for so that guy using sniper in that video is doing the right thing and you guys that been using it at home are the ones using it wrongly

Sniper beans sure pass!




All dis ewa agoyin sef

Beans is not the only food with dangerous chemicals in Nigeria. What of ordinary fresh tomatoes and pepper being preserved with formalin? Fresh meat and fish are not safe too. Most, if not all fruits in Nigerian markets have uncontrolled chemicals in them.
This happens just because, our dear nafdac died with Dr Dora Akunyili.
My friend, who used to fall sick almost every week, stopped falling sick frequently two week after he left Nigeria. Some people say that he has overcome our village people. But me dey tell them say, our guy has overcome Nigeria.

That is why whenever I eat beans, my stomach is trouble. I dare not try it while traveling.

Do it quick... I don't want to miss beans and bread..

gurunlocker:
What's the fear of eating beans called?

Beaniphobia

RIP MICHAEL JACKSON
I didn't have phone when you died.
Indeed,you were a great footballer

I think we should get RID of those
behind this wicked act as well as the beans cos
if we get rid of the beans,
what guarantee do we have
that they wont poison the beans again?
Death is Aboki

Adieza:
Mr Shitu Kabir, the National President, Cowpea and Beans Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria, says all hands must be on deck to get rid of sniper infested beans in the market.
Kabir made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja.
According to him, the resurgence of killer beans in Nigerian markets is worrisome and must be treated as a matter of urgent national importance in view of the risks they pose to human life.
“It is time for us as a country to begin to look at what we eat.
“It is also time for us to pay a close look at the chemicals we use in our farms, at home and offices.
“The recent discovery of sniper beans in the market is very worrisome and all hands must be on deck to create adequate awareness on the killer beans and other harmful practices that many people are not aware of.
“The use of chemicals in Nigeria generally calls for concern as many Nigerians do not pay attention to the type of chemicals they use.
“Even when the chemicals used are not banned, many people do not stick to the required quantity.”
Kabiru said that the association deemed it necessary to organise a forum to bring major stakeholders together to chart the way forward.
He said that beyond the forum, there was the need for collaboration among the relevant agencies like Nigeria Customs Service, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).
According to him, others are Standard Organisation of Nigeria, Association of Cowpea and Bean Farmers Processors and Marketers.
“The meeting we held had these organisations in attendance and the essence is to find lasting solution to the problem.
“We are expecting that the agencies that the association called will brace up in their activities.
“We expect NAFDAC to brace up in its activities, especially the type of chemicals they give licenses to and who the operators are.
“For the Customs, it should look at our borders to ensure that foods are tested before they are imported and to ensure that chemicals that are banned are not imported.
“We are also looking at quarantine to also provide good storage and other relevant things.
“For the Ministry of Agriculture is up and doing on this and last week we had a meeting with them on how to ensure that the food we eat is safe.
“We are also working with the media to create more awareness while chemical distributors and manufacturers are also being carried along.”
The president said that it was time experts began to discuss on going organic to avoid the dangers of using chemicals in farm produce.
He said that he was not unaware of the challenges of going organic, but added that it was achievable.
“Some people may say it is not achievable but with adequate research, we can achieve it because we must find solution to what is killing us.
“I want Nigerians to be conscious of the welfare of the people and ensure that they distribute and sell products that are safe for consumption.
“We should not leave everything to government because the buck stops our table.”
Mr Jethro Nancy, an infection and disease control expert, decried that records indicated that more Nigerians had died from poisonous products than from insurgency.
He said that the report of sniper beans in the market was a wake-up call for the government and other stakeholders to put measures in place to tackle the worrisome development.
“We need to put more efforts in the agric value chain to know the commodities that are safe for Nigerians to consume.
“The recent information on the sniper beans in circulation is an opportunity for us to go to the drawing board and check other commodities in the market that might not be safe for consumption.
“If you reflect on what is happening in terms of Boko Haram, it is a child’s play to the number of lives that have been lost to consumption of poisonous food.
“The way out of this is to do more in terms of awareness creation.
“Are farmers aware of the quantity of chemicals they ought to use? Besides farmers, a lot of people use chemicals without reading the manual to know the specifications.”
He noted that besides the loss of lives, the use of chemicals had driven bees far into the forest.
Nancy said that bees were very important to man in terms of pollination and the production of honey, “which is safe for consumption, but has become scarce because of the use of chemicals on plants.’’
He called for pesticide registration and control act to guide the use of pesticides to complement the role been played by NAFDAC.

http://www.agricinfo.com/2018/12/we-must-get-rid-of-sniper-beans-beans.html?m=0

Boil properly then sieve the water. The sniper go follow the water go.

Abeg the price of bean too high abeg make una help us reduce the price.

Today that I bought beans... Which kind wahala be dis...

Nice

That will surely bring down the price of beans
I love beans

You people should just tell us to stop eating beans.

ZaOzaRoom:
Boil property then sieve the water. The sniper go follow the water go.

What kind of property? Bungalow or duplex?

It’s funny how predictive text can change the meaning of your sentence...simply by replacing L with T has altered everything.

THEM DE craze, make them come breal my storeroom comot the beans .,

if farmer cannot store his produce for a long time how will he survive
.
my forty bags of beans de fortified with enough sniper to reach april .,

Pls eat alone and do not bring it into the market for the the good of public health otherwise u are... Aquote author=kishimi8 post=73754099]THEM DE craze, make them come breal my storeroom comot the beans .,

if farmer cannot store his produce for a long time how will he survive
.
my forty bags of beans de fortified with enough sniper to reach april ., [/quote] then eat alone and don't bring it to the market for the good of humanity. Tnx

He said we really have to be serious on checking(inspecting) what we eat.


Something we been suppose to been dun dey do since oct 2nd 1960, but na 2018 we even cun dey reason am.



We are backwards in any sector, and we are not collectively serious in solving any.

Instead we dey drag supremacy amongst igbo, yoruba, fulani and hausa, etc; meanwhile everybody dey close in on us.