Yam Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria says it has commenced the registration of its members in the 36 states of the federation to
facilitate the yam export programme. Simon Irtwange, the Acting President of the association, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on
Wednesday in Abuja. Mr. Irtwange, who is also the
Chairman, Technical Committee on Nigeria Yam Export Programme,
said the registration was to
organise yam farmers across the
country to actualise the targets of
the export programme.
“We are registering yam farmers,
yam processors, yam marketers.
“At the corporate level, we are
registering corporate
organisations that are doing yam
farming, corporate yam farmers,
yam exporters, yam off-takers,
yam aggregators and affiliate
cooperatives.
“Registration has commenced all
over the country.
“So, that process is on-going now;
it is after we have registered that
all these training in collaboration
with IITA can commence
effectively.’’
He advised yam farmers across the
country to form and join
cooperatives societies to facilitate
export of their produce.
According to him, a container of yam is about
12,000 tubers and if you have 12,000 to 14,000
tubers as a cooperative, you can export a
container.
Mr. Irtwange said that the committee would
assist any farmers’ cooperative society by giving
them the templates and requirements to avoid
rejection of their produce at the international
market.
“Whatever we are doing at the level of the
technical committee, we are doing for the
benefit of the yam association.
“We are creating that environment for them to
be able to export their yams.
“They should farm as much as possible; we are
here to ensure that they get the best price for
their farm work.
“They will get premium price for the export
quality yam they are going to sell.
“So, we have to develop the market in such a
way that there are people over there in other
countries that will be ready to off-take from our
people here who are also ready to export.
“We want to build exporter-off-taker
relationship.’’
Mr. Irtwange appealed to the federal
government to establish more modern yam
conditioning centres to aid storage before
export.
(NAN)

Good policy in action. Hope it is pushed forward and does not go the way of Obasanjo's cassava export programme

alfanio:
Good policy in action. Hope it is pushed forward and does not go the way of Obasanjo's cassava export programme

we don't have enough to eat yet we are exporting.. I'm not totally against the idea but we are not ready for this yet.

Yeligray:
we don't have enough to eat yet we are exporting.. I'm not totally against the idea but we are not ready for this yet.

when the farmers see the potential in this and are supported by govt then production will be increased to meet the local and international demand. It will be painful in the beginning but with perseverance it will pay off sooner than later.

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alfanio:

when the farmers see the potential in this and are supported by govt then production will be increased to meet the local and international demand. It will be painful in the beginning but with perseverance it will pay off sooner than later.

i pray so if not things will become worst for the common man.

alfanio:

when the farmers see the potential in this and are supported by govt then production will be increased to meet the local and international demand. It will be painful in the beginning but with perseverance it will pay off sooner than later.

this shouldn't be a struggling policy bro, yam never circulate

Yeligray:
we don't have enough to eat yet we are exporting.. I'm not totally against the idea but we are not ready for this yet.

GBAM! exporting yams at the moment would only increase the "shortages", not a welcome development

alfanio:
Yam Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria says it has commenced the registration of its members in the 36 states of the federation to
facilitate the yam export programme. Simon Irtwange, the Acting President of the association, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on
Wednesday in Abuja. Mr. Irtwange, who is also the
Chairman, Technical Committee on Nigeria Yam Export Programme,
said the registration was to
organise yam farmers across the
country to actualise the targets of
the export programme.
“We are registering yam farmers,
yam processors, yam marketers.
“At the corporate level, we are
registering corporate
organisations that are doing yam
farming, corporate yam farmers,
yam exporters, yam off-takers,
yam aggregators and affiliate
cooperatives.
“Registration has commenced all
over the country.
“So, that process is on-going now;
it is after we have registered that
all these training in collaboration
with IITA can commence
effectively.’’
He advised yam farmers across the
country to form and join
cooperatives societies to facilitate
export of their produce.
According to him, a container of yam is about
12,000 tubers and if you have 12,000 to 14,000
tubers as a cooperative, you can export a
container.
Mr. Irtwange said that the committee would
assist any farmers’ cooperative society by giving
them the templates and requirements to avoid
rejection of their produce at the international
market.
“Whatever we are doing at the level of the
technical committee, we are doing for the
benefit of the yam association.
“We are creating that environment for them to
be able to export their yams.
“They should farm as much as possible; we are
here to ensure that they get the best price for
their farm work.
“They will get premium price for the export
quality yam they are going to sell.
“So, we have to develop the market in such a
way that there are people over there in other
countries that will be ready to off-take from our
people here who are also ready to export.
“We want to build exporter-off-taker
relationship.’’
Mr. Irtwange appealed to the federal
government to establish more modern yam
conditioning centres to aid storage before
export.
(NAN)

Registration is not enough, yam exporters need to keep themselves abreast of the contemporary dynamics of export trade to avoid being defrauded by foreign buyers. For more information, click on the first link on my signature.