Cassava from reclaimed mine lands unsafe – Study reveals

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  • Sisi fiaaa 1 month ago

    Congratulations to this government for reclaiming the land. But please plant timber there instead of edible crops. Timber doesn't care a hoot about any fucking cyanide or lead or mercury.

  • Dr Mumbi Seraki 1 month ago

    Hello youth of Ghana. ... You can take your own life with medicine.....for instance 15 paracetamol at once......or combine medicine and akpeteshie or weedicide.

  • Kweku Tsin 1 month ago

    I don't understand why Galamseyers have to use chemicals. Is it laziness? There is this mining reality show called Yukon Gold based in Canada. They do similar thing as Galamseyers without chemicals. They just use a method of ...
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  • A 1 month ago

    I think there are certain recommended plants that can be used to absolve those chemicals from the soil.The scientists could have mentioned that.The govt and the Chiefs in those areas shd have stopped them from farming.

  • ST GHFUO: Ghana, nation with foolish leaders 1 month ago

    Marijuana

  • JAG 1 month ago

    The Chiefs of the are probably unaware of the dangers of cyanide contaminated crops, making it difficult for them to prevent farming, which is also a subsistant activity.

  • Zagarolo 1 month ago

    Big wahala again

  • Jejeti Scientist 1 month ago

    Bring all to me I know what to do. Are you saying because a fowls best meat is cockroach so if a person eats fowl, it has eaten cockroach?

  • JAG 1 month ago

    Ignorance is not an excuse, such stupidity cannot be pardoned.

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  • ST GHFUO: Ghana, nation with foolish leaders 1 month ago

    Plant weed there it will invigorate the earth. Such foods will give you lower back pain excruciating

  • Say it loud 1 month ago

    These are the kind of research that we need as a country

  • Kojois 1 month ago

    Tell your useless NDC party. Ghsna has a long way to go

  • JAG 1 month ago

    Kojios
    Who are the Galamsey kingpins? I heard names such as Wontumi and others. Your political stupidity are the consequences of this nonsense. Soon, no food or water.

  • Joe Wise 1 month ago

    I have never seen a country that's full of nkwaseafour in my life than Ghana, both politicians and ordinary citizens, mmmmmoa nkoaaaa, a country that sits down and plan their own destruction?, mo yɛ mmmoa haaaaa.

  • Disgraceful 1 month ago

    This is Nana Addo’s legacy to Ghana. Poisoned land, poisoned rivers and polluted water bodies, deformed babies and the nation’s health put at risk. And galamsey buffoons like Wontumi coming on TV with Ghana’s gold in hi ...
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  • MUGU YARO 1 month ago

    Ghana should be ready for what is going to happen Medically in the next 15 years. Ghana could become the epi center of cancer of the World.
    MERCY!! in the rivers. GOD SAVE US ALL

  • Chaddar is the Answer 1 month ago

    Plant Sun flower,hemp for industry plant,not wee plant to take away the poision before the planting of the cassava

  • Chaddar is the Answer 1 month ago

    use cassava and maize dough instead of Cynide for mining

  • Dr Zong Wu 1 month ago

    Galamsey operators will only stop when their wives and daughters start giving birth to autistic and deformed children. The writing is on the wall.

  • Nana 1 month ago

    Very poor reporting