Wade is passionate about his trade. "Market gardening is my life,” he told IRIN. But he is also concerned about the downside of the business the “dangerous” levels of pesticides, fertilizers and other toxic substances such as waste-water, that he is obliged to use to improve the colour and growth of his crops.
"We [cultivators] are… careless about people's health. Even producers are not well-protected,” Wade told IRIN.