The Alliance for Action Against Pesticides in Nigeria (AAPN) says Nigeria is losing about $363 million annually due to the European Union’s ban on Nigerian beans exports over hazardous pesticide residues.
Prof. Simon Irtwange, Co-Founder of AAPN, made this known during a news conference on Thursday in Abuja, themed “Stop the Spread of Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs).”
According to him, over 76% of Nigeria’s agricultural exports are routinely rejected by the EU for safety reasons linked to pesticide contamination.