Pesticides are harming Nigeria: it’s time to update the law
Without strict regulation, farmers misuse pesticides. Kola Sulaimon/AFP/ Getty Images Jane Ezirigwe, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa The European Union has banned the use of several pesticides, and heavily restricted others. This is because of their potential health effects or environmental contamination, or because there’s not enough data to be sure that they aren’t