The Federal Government, through the ministry of Agriculture, and food security has inaugurated a Technical Working Group (TWG) on Agricultural produce residue standards to address recurring export rejections of Nigerian agricultural commodities due to non-compliance with Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and other sanitary and phytosanitary requirements.
Speaking during the Inauguration ceremony in Abuja on Monday, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Abdullahi described the move as a significant milestone in the Federal Government’s commitment to ensuring food safety and strengthening Nigeria’s competitiveness in regional and international agricultural markets.
According to Abdullahi, the establishment of the TWG aligns with the President Tinubu’s mandate which demands that Nigerian agricultural products not only meet production targets but also comply with internationally accepted food safety and quality standards.
He noted that over the years, Nigeria has recorded several cases of export rejections of agricultural commodities due to non-compliance with Maximum
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