Nigerian govt moves to tackle recurring rejection of Agricultural exports

The Nigerian authorities has inaugurated a Technical Working Group connected Agricultural Produce Residue Standards to code the recurring rejections of Nigerian cultivation commodities owed to non-compliance with Maximum Residue Limits, MRLs, and different sanitary and phytosanitary requirements

Speaking astatine an lawsuit successful Abuja connected Monday, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, described the determination arsenic “another important milestone successful the government’s committedness to ensuring nutrient information and strengthening Nigeria’s competitiveness successful determination and planetary cultivation markets.”

He noted that “over the years, Nigeria has recorded respective cases of export rejections of cultivation commodities owed to non-compliance with Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and different sanitary and phytosanitary requirements.”

These rejections, the Minister said, person resulted successful economical losses, reduced marketplace confidence, and missed opportunities for farmers, exporters, and agribusinesses.

He added that “the increasing concerns implicit pesticide residues, contaminants, and nutrient information issues request a coordinated, science-based, and multi-sectoral response. This underscores the necessity for establishing this Technical Working Group.”

According to him, the TWG volition service arsenic “a strategical level for br...