In
the face of a severe cash crunch that has affected the popularity of
the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, an agricultural product
running into billions of naira is set to be imported.
Pigeon pea
The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service said on Wednesday that
it has secured an order for 100 billion dollars worth of pigeon pea from
India.
Dr Vincent Isegbe, the Coordinating Director, Nigeria Agricultural
Quarantine Service, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the
sidelines of the 1st Nigeria Food Safety and Investment Forum in Lagos.
“Last year, we did a survey analysis for the Government of
India and as a result of that we now have an order for 100 billion
dollars worth of pigeon pea.
“So, we have just exposed our pigeon pea to the Indian market," he said.
According to him, this has given rise to expanded trade
relationships between Nigeria and countries due to effective analysis
and certification of products.
Isegbe said that the agency would continue to explore its mandate
to fast track more commodities for export for foreign exchange earnings.
“There are other culinary herbs and spices here in Nigeria,
it’s like we are used to it, we eat it every day, we don’t value it, but
overseas, it costs a lot of money.
“So, we are trying to encourage exporters to go to those
specialist areas to export, but then there are processes and standards
they need to follow.
“We must observe all rules to ensure that our commodities are certified before entering the foreign market,” Isegbe said.
On the beans that were rejected by the European Union, Isiegbe said
they were illegally exported out of the country, because the Quarantine
Service did not certify them.
He told NAN that the rejected beans that caused the nation great
embarrassment did not pass through the agency’s certification. The
coordinating director said that “EU have their standard, so, to bring anything there, you must meet their standards.”
He stressed the need for proper co-ordination between government
security and service agencies to enhance growth and development of the
economy. Isegbe called for the review of the agricultural export laws to
ensure safety, enhance export and the mandate of the quarantine
service.
The coordinating director said that the organisation was doing
everything within its mandate to ensure that various value chains did
not affect certification.
“For export, a lot of people are involved and we still move along with those people.
“It is the duty of Quarantine Service to ensure that whatever happens along the value chain, does not affect our certification,” the coordinating director said.
Isegbe told NAN that the organisation would continue to ensure best
practices in its operations to promote improvement in agricultural
products
He also said that funding was limiting the agency’s operations in
terms of surveys, analysis and awareness creation, among others.
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