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    CONTAMINATED GRAINS, CAUSES AND PREVENTIVE ACTIONS: AN OVERVIEW
    (Departmentof of Agricultural Science, 2016-02-06) S.O, Okunade; M.H, Ibrahim
    Contaminated grains are harvested grains that have been subjected to unethical treatment in storage and could cause irreversible injury to man, livestock etc. Contaminated grains are occasioned by the nature of the dangerous synthetic chemicals administered to the grains and consumed by human being/livestock. This often results in terminal diseases like cancer or immediate death of the consumer. Causes of contaminated rains include pest infestation (which could inflict toxic chemicals from the body of the pests), overdependence on synthetic chemicals, illiteracy, wickedness of grain merchants/handlers, bad handling/storage practices, sporadic hike in cost of grains, marketing of grains with other dangerous products, lack of quality control set for marketing of grains, poverty, no enforcement of appropriate laws and wrong method of chemical application. The problem can be significantly abated by employing preventive measures (such as high level store hygiene, cultural practices, drying grains to safe moisture content before storage etc). Control measures involving professional, judicious but limited use of synthetic chemicals will also go a long way to reduce the problem. The adoption of integrated pest management system by farmers and grain handlers is also necessary if this menace is to be tackled efficiently. Combine efforts of relevant governmental agencies, agro-chemical manufacturers and distributors, grain merchants and non-governmental organizations are required to deal with this ugly demon