[ 2016-11-22 ]

Agro-chemicals cause of diseases
Chief of Mahodwe in Agona Swedru and Gyaasehen of
the Agona Nyakrom Traditional Area, Nana Kwame
Donkor III, has attributed the numerous diseases
which have become common among people all over the
world, particularly Africans, to the excessive use
and application of agro-chemicals and consumption
of Genetically Modified Foods (GMOs).

Nana Kwame Donkor, who is a medium-scale farmer,
made the revelation in an interview with Today.

According to him, the introduction of such
agro-chemicals intended to improve yield were
rather having adverse health implications on the
human body.

These health implications, he added, have in turn
brought about strange diseases among majority of
the people who innocently consume such foods.

He said these chemicals contain harmful
ingredients that can cause harm to the body
organs, but could not be realised because of their
smaller intakes.

The chief further hinted these agro-chemicals when
applied also kill slow and crawling animals such
as snails and tortoises as well as mushrooms and
other termites that fertilise the soil.

He, therefore, warned farmers to guard against the
excessive use of agro-chemicals and weedicides,
stressing that the ministry of food and
agriculture must help reduce the importation of
the numerous agro-chemicals into the country.

That, he said, if not adhered to, would affect the
life expectancy of many people.

Source - Today Ghana

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