Expert
urges produce audit to avert exports rejection of Nigeria sesame Seed and other export crops
Chairman Board of Trustees, Mycotoxicology Society of Nigeria, Prof Dele Fapohunda, has urged the government
to improve on exports standards and ensure commodities meet
European Union (EU) requirements for import.
He said
the rejection of some of Nigeria’s exported food items by the EU is not only
detrimental to the agricultural sector, but is also counterproductive to the
economy.
He was
addressing a workshop organized by the Raw Materials Research and Development
Council in Abuja.
He said
beans, sesame seeds, melon seeds, dried fish and meat, peanut chips and palm
oil from Nigeria have been banned by the EU till June, next year, which the
reason given were aflatoxins and pesticides at unacceptable levels.
According
to him, plans to make the agricultural sector a major revenue earner for the
country may suffer a setback if produce from the industry are being rejected by
foreign countries.
