The Cowpea and Beans Farmers, Processors and Entrepreneurs Affiliation of Nigeria (C&BFPMAN) has debunked allegations of using cement as preservatives of beans produce.
The Nationwide President of C&BFPMAN, Mr Kabir Shuaibu, disclosed this in an interview with the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos.
NAN experiences {that a} video making rounds on the social media suggests the place some boys are seen mixing beans with what appeared like cement.
However Shuaibu famous that no respectable member of the affiliation would have interaction in such underhand practices.
“We’re not conscious of using cement for the preservation of beans. As an affiliation, we have interaction in worldwide greatest practices within the preservation of beans and different allied merchandise.
“Our member-farmers don’t have interaction in unscrupulous practices within the preservation of our beans or cowpea produce.
“We had lately stopped using any additive within the preservation of beans. What we do now’s to buy thick nylon baggage from the sack firms to package deal our produce.
“The nylons are fastened contained in the sacks and beans poured straight into the nylon baggage earlier than sealing the sacks.
“With the nylon baggage as the primary package deal for the beans, the package deal is hermetic and won’t permit weevils or any insect to penetrate the luggage,“ he mentioned.
In accordance with him, the farmers make use of pleasant components to forestall weevils from consuming up outdated beans.
“We additionally make use of a pleasant additive, often known as ‘Topstoxin’ to forestall weevils from consuming up outdated beans.
“The bag of beans is split in quarters with the components utilized in them. This additive pose no hazard to human well being or injury to the produce.
“In different circumstances, dried peppers are sealed alongside the luggage of beans to forestall the proliferation of weevils into the bag.
“Nevertheless, the addition of nylon baggage into the sacks of beans, is presently the perfect guess in sufficient preservation of the beans.
“It’s common sense that using cement for beans preservation can be simply detected and the customers is not going to patronise us.
“So, we’ll by no means have interaction in such dangerous practices,” he mentioned.
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