FG plans fresh strategy to boost export quality, curb rejections

From Okwe Obi , Abuja
The federal government has initiated plans to address recurring export rejections of Nigerian agricultural commodities due to non-compliance with Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and other sanitary and phytosanitary requirements.
Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, who inaugurated a Technical Working Group (TWG) on Agricultural Produce Residue Standards, yesterday in Abuja, charged the members to come up with a solution to the problem.
Abdullahi described the move as “another significant milestone in the Federal Government’s commitment to ensuring food safety and strengthening Nigeria’s competitiveness in regional and int...