Value addition in export is they key to sustainable economic growth and not just export of raw cash crops.
I found the news i share below a bit too shocking. To think that this was a thing of joy at the time it was aired:
Audu Ogbeh, minister of agriculture, says the US rejected yam exports from Nigeria because of their poor quality.
In June, Nigeria exported yams to China, United Kingdom and US as part of efforts to reduce dependence on oil and increase income from the agricultural sector.
Despite laying claim to not less than 60% of the world’s yam production, Nigeria does not rank amongst the world’s highest exporters of the crop.
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Nigerian Customs Service, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) were charged with the responsibility of ensuring that yams exported were properly checked and certified.
Others are Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC).
READ MORE:http://community.vanguardngr.com/forum/topics/us-rejects-nigeria-s-yam-over-poor-quality
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