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It is finally time to harvest our guinea corn, and preparation has been on since yesterday towards this harvest. We often make "Kunun Zaki," a traditional drink prepared from sorghum. Most people around this part of the world love this drink, and it is very nourishing and rich in energy. They come in very helpful while we are working in the heat of the day. After completion of our beans harvest, it is now time to harvest the guinea corns.

My yesterday's activities were divided between preparing for today's farm work and also preparing some of our harvested corn for food.

Remember that we have stored all our corn grains and even added chemicals to kill the weevils that were already attacking the corn.
I would like to share with us some healthy precautions that are very important for us to focus on each time we are about to consume these grains after storage.

As we all know just how hazardous some of these chemicals can be, it is only fair to take some precautions before consumption. And more importantly, each time you want to store your grains, it is good to be mindful of the chemicals we use. There are really hazardous chemicals and the other moderately hazardous ones.

We have used books, a moderately hazardous insecticide, for our corn.

One must be sure to reach the expiry date of these chemicals before eating the grains. It is also commendable if we can pass the date too. For instance, when a chemical in our grains expires in months time, allowing grains to reach months before consumption guarantees more safety.

You can choose to wash the grains with water briefly, then sun-dry them before grinding them into powder for consumption.

Yesterday we were at the mill to blend corn for food. Since our corns were still in storage and the chemicals haven't expired from them, I decided to purchase some corn from the market and blend it for food. I was in shock and couldn't believe the prices they are selling food corn for already.

Right after harvest, a 50 kg bag of corn that had been sold for N50k ($33) is now sold for N70k ($46.6). I wonder where and how much the prices of food will get to before the middle of the year.

Luckily for us, we have a corn mill nearby that uses some heavy-duty machines to blend our corns. A lot of people equally come from other communities to also blend their corns here as well.

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Important precautions to take for food/Grain Consumption after chemical storage

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