Post by Trade Coach on Jul 18, 2021 19:19:02 GMT 1
Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON), Agricultural Produce Sellers Association of Nigeria (APSAN) Sign MoU On Standard Agricultural Products
For any country to make good success in agricultural produce there must be a means of standardizing its produce.
In Nigeria it is the responsibility of the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) to establish and maintain such standards.
Remember that in April 2021, we brought to you information that the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Nanono, and the Director General of The Standard Organization of Nigeria, (SON), Mallam Faruk Salim, have both expressed enthusiasm to partner with the Agricultural Produce Sellers Association of Nigeria, (APSAN) in tackling the Production, distribution of substandard and counterfeit agricultural products in the country.
The two senior government officials made the collaboration during the Official Launch of the Taskforce on Substandard and Counterfeit Products in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
In a bid to produce and maintain standard agricultural products, the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), on Tuesday 13th of July 2021, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Agricultural Produce Sellers Association of Nigeria (APSAN).
The Director General of SON, Mallam Faruk Salim speaking during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding, said that the ceremony is important as agriculture is the backbone of the economy of Nigeria.
He said that with an association like APSAN, the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) will maintain standards in the market.
The Director General said that the Association would get a lot of experience in management, Product marketing, Labeling and Packaging Training.
The Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) can work with both the medium and large scale organizations in the agricultural industry to help them market their products properly. But they must certify them in such a way that when they get to another country with the stamp of SON, they will know that the product is up to standard.
The National President of APSAN, Comrade Aloy Akortsaha explained that apart from making sure that Nigeria stands to gain from good and standard products, the Association will also serve as middlemen between the Federal Government and the farmers.
According to him, the MOU is going to facilitate the access to farmers and dealers and also eliminate perpetrators of sub-standard products.
The organization would investigate any wrong doing done against farmers and dealers that are not satisfied.
Members of APSAN, farmers and dealers should enroll themselves for training. All members must be trained as SON has given them legal documents that will be used to train the members.
Also the North-West Chairman of APSAN, Alhaji Ibrahim Shuaibu noted that this signing event will give the agency the capacity to effectively tackle substandard products in their markets as well as bringing the sellers of these substandard products to book.
The Chairman of APSAN taskforce, Mr. Vandefa James, on his part said that this event will boost the standardization of agricultural produce. He quoted that “food is essential, and once you start taking sub-standard food, it is like eating poison”.
“Our work is to ensure that whatever farmers produce and send out there that is what consumers are going to get. Whatever SON is against, we will also stand against that”.
It is common knowledge all over the world that substandard products and counterfeits come with heavy economic and health burdens with people paying the ultimate price in some cases of counterfeiting.
Substandard products can be found in almost all areas of the agricultural value chain: they are in canned products, agricultural inputs, electronics, equipment, agrochemicals and other materials.
Nigerian products have been blacklisted in the international markets due to substandard products and counterfeiting.
The ministry also inaugurated a standing Inter-Ministerial Technical Working Group on Agro Zero Reject Initiative to among others ensure that the European Union lifts the ban on our beans and other commodities from entering their countries.
We of this forum believe that this signing of the Memorandum of Understanding is a step in the right direction; it is expected to bring confidence in the minds of our foreign buyers.
As their confidence increases in our agricultural products, there will surely be an increase in the demand of our export goods thereby increasing our revenue.
Proper training is a major part of offering good products to the international market; our company is an expert in training exporters in Nigeria. You can contact us for your training needs.
Stay with us.
For any country to make good success in agricultural produce there must be a means of standardizing its produce.
In Nigeria it is the responsibility of the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) to establish and maintain such standards.
Remember that in April 2021, we brought to you information that the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Nanono, and the Director General of The Standard Organization of Nigeria, (SON), Mallam Faruk Salim, have both expressed enthusiasm to partner with the Agricultural Produce Sellers Association of Nigeria, (APSAN) in tackling the Production, distribution of substandard and counterfeit agricultural products in the country.
The two senior government officials made the collaboration during the Official Launch of the Taskforce on Substandard and Counterfeit Products in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
In a bid to produce and maintain standard agricultural products, the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), on Tuesday 13th of July 2021, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Agricultural Produce Sellers Association of Nigeria (APSAN).
The Director General of SON, Mallam Faruk Salim speaking during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding, said that the ceremony is important as agriculture is the backbone of the economy of Nigeria.
He said that with an association like APSAN, the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) will maintain standards in the market.
The Director General said that the Association would get a lot of experience in management, Product marketing, Labeling and Packaging Training.
The Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) can work with both the medium and large scale organizations in the agricultural industry to help them market their products properly. But they must certify them in such a way that when they get to another country with the stamp of SON, they will know that the product is up to standard.
The National President of APSAN, Comrade Aloy Akortsaha explained that apart from making sure that Nigeria stands to gain from good and standard products, the Association will also serve as middlemen between the Federal Government and the farmers.
According to him, the MOU is going to facilitate the access to farmers and dealers and also eliminate perpetrators of sub-standard products.
The organization would investigate any wrong doing done against farmers and dealers that are not satisfied.
Members of APSAN, farmers and dealers should enroll themselves for training. All members must be trained as SON has given them legal documents that will be used to train the members.
Also the North-West Chairman of APSAN, Alhaji Ibrahim Shuaibu noted that this signing event will give the agency the capacity to effectively tackle substandard products in their markets as well as bringing the sellers of these substandard products to book.
The Chairman of APSAN taskforce, Mr. Vandefa James, on his part said that this event will boost the standardization of agricultural produce. He quoted that “food is essential, and once you start taking sub-standard food, it is like eating poison”.
“Our work is to ensure that whatever farmers produce and send out there that is what consumers are going to get. Whatever SON is against, we will also stand against that”.
It is common knowledge all over the world that substandard products and counterfeits come with heavy economic and health burdens with people paying the ultimate price in some cases of counterfeiting.
Substandard products can be found in almost all areas of the agricultural value chain: they are in canned products, agricultural inputs, electronics, equipment, agrochemicals and other materials.
Nigerian products have been blacklisted in the international markets due to substandard products and counterfeiting.
The ministry also inaugurated a standing Inter-Ministerial Technical Working Group on Agro Zero Reject Initiative to among others ensure that the European Union lifts the ban on our beans and other commodities from entering their countries.
We of this forum believe that this signing of the Memorandum of Understanding is a step in the right direction; it is expected to bring confidence in the minds of our foreign buyers.
As their confidence increases in our agricultural products, there will surely be an increase in the demand of our export goods thereby increasing our revenue.
Proper training is a major part of offering good products to the international market; our company is an expert in training exporters in Nigeria. You can contact us for your training needs.
Stay with us.