Freelance Journalist, Edem Srem, has voiced concerns over the irrigation practices in farming communities affected by illegal mining activities.
He noted that mercury used in mining contaminates water bodies, which are then utilized by farmers for crop irrigation.
In an interview, he warned that produce from these polluted areas could pose health risks to consumers.
“Some of them [galamseyers] apply mercury, the way mercury is, it moves, and it certainly goes into the river. And that affect aquatic lives, and also people who are farmers along the river line use the water [polluted] to irrigate their crops. It means those of us in Accra, Kumasi, Tamale eat the produce from these areas, we are at risk of diseases,” he told host Bernard Avle.
