Beans farmers debunk use of cement as preservatives

 The Cowpea and Beans Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (C&BFPMAN) has debunked allegations of the usage of cement arsenic preservatives of beans produce.

The National President of  C&BFPMAN, Mr Kabir Shuaibu, disclosed this successful an interrogation with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) connected Sunday successful Lagos.

NAN reports that a video making rounds connected the societal media suggests wherever immoderate boys are seen mixing beans with what looked similar cement.

But Shuaibu noted that nary morganatic subordinate of the relation would prosecute successful specified underhand practices.

“We are not alert of the usage of cement for the preservation of beans. As an association, we prosecute successful planetary champion practices successful the preservation of beans and different allied products.

“Our member-farmers bash not prosecute successful unscrupulous practices successful the preservation of our beans oregon cowpea produce.

“We had precocious stopped the usage of immoderate additive successful the preservation of beans. What we bash present is to acquisition heavy nylon bags from the sack companies to bundle our produce.

“The nylons are fixed wrong the sacks and beans poured straight into the nylon bags earlier sealing the sacks.

“With the nylon bags arsenic the archetypal bundle for the beans, the bundle is airtight and volition not let weevils oregon immoderate insect to penetrate the bags,“ helium said.

According to him, the farmers marque usage of affable additives to forestall weevils from eating up aged beans.

“We besides marque usage of a affable additive, known arsenic ‘Topstoxin’ to forestall weevils from eating up aged beans.

“The container of beans is divided successful quarters with the additives applied successful them. This additive airs nary information to quality wellness oregon harm to the produce.

“In different cases, dried peppers are sealed alongside the bags of beans to forestall the proliferation of weevils into the bag.

“However, the summation of nylon bags into the sacks of beans, is presently the champion stake successful capable preservation of the beans.

“It is communal consciousness that the usage of cement for beans preservation volition beryllium easy detected and the consumers volition not patronise us.

“So, we volition ne'er prosecute successful specified harmful practices,” helium said.

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