FG sets up team to stop rejection of Nigeria’s farm exports

The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen.Dr Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi (C), Directors in the Ministry and Members of the TWG during the inauguration ceremony. Photo: The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security

The Federal Government has inaugurated a Technical Working Group on Agricultural Produce Residue Standards to address recurring export rejections of Nigerian agricultural commodities arising from non-compliance with Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and other sanitary and phytosanitary requirements.

The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, said the initiative was part of efforts to strengthen food safety systems and improve Nigeria’s competitiveness in regional and international agricultural markets.

This was contained in a statement issued on Monday following the inauguration ceremony held at the ministry’s conference room in Abuja.

According to the minister, the inauguration marked “another significant milestone in the Federal Government’s commitment to ensuring food safety and strengthening Nigeria’s competitiveness in regional and international agricultural markets.”