date:Aug 20, 2018
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria has condemned the act of ripening of fruits and other food items with the use of harmful chemicals like carbide. Chief Daniel Okafor, Vice National President of AFAN, stated on Thursday that the act was harmful to human health.
Some farmers and food traders habitually use carbide to facilitate the ripening of food items and fruits like bananas, plantain, mangoes and paw-paw, among others.
Okafor, who is also National President of the Potato Farmers Associ