The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has completed a three-day capacity-building programme designed to strengthen pesticide residue risk assessment among its personnel, as part of efforts to improve food safety regulation and restore confidence in Nigerian agricultural exports. The training was organised in partnership with Mississippi State University in the United States and centred on the findings of a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-sponsored research project titled “Risk Assessment of Pesticide Residues in Agricultural Produce Using Beans and Sesame Seeds in Nigeria as a...