9jaArea:
Cutting corners is a thing with Nigerians, do they think every where is Nigeria?

blazesam:
Yes i have expected this long time ago, you know when a country solemly dpends on another, any effort the try getin out of that ova dpendency wil be rejected. Am nt suprise. It abt that tym nig too start producing weapons, auto-mobiles, phones and also reject other countries own. NOT ALWAYS REJECTING RICE IMPORTATION

GenBuhari:
Does anybody understand the meaning of phytosanitary certificate?

Does it mean that produce are not free from pests?

If you now use pesticide they will now reject it on the basis it contains too much pesticide.

Most of us do not realise that the white man is playing us.

He wants us to buy from him, but he doesn't want to buy from us.

achiever12:


But he's buying crude oil from us. That one nko?

GenBuhari:
He is stealing more crude than he is buying.

dipoolowoo:
By Dipo Olowookere

The United Kingdom authorities have rejected a consignment of agricultural produce from Nigeria worth N5 million for failing to meet up with the expected requirements.

Head of Inspection at the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) in the South West Zone, Dr Moses Adewumi, made this disclosure at a news conference.

He disclosed that the consignment contained bitter leaf, wrapping leaf, pumpkin leaf, waterleaf, native pear, backyard eggs, amongst others.

Mr Adewumi, however, emphasised that the goods were rejected because they did not have phytosanitary certificates.

Business Post reports that a phytosanitary certificate is an official document issued to indicate that consignments of plants, plant products or other regulated articles meet specified phytosanitary import requirements and are in conformity with the certifying statement of the appropriate model certificate.

Mr Adewumi informed reporters at the briefing that the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) requires that within the movement of agricultural produce or commodities around the globe, the commodities must be free from pest.

According to him, “On this case, now we have as much as about 41 Worldwide Standard For Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM), which guides the transfer of commodities.

“When you find yourself sending commodities beyond the shores of the country, the worldwide process is that it should be accompanied with a phytosanitary certificate, that’s the well-being of the commodity being exported.”

He said, “Any commodity not accompanied by the certificates is against the law,” explaining that, “That’s the reason all these consignments have been returned to the nation (Nigeria) due to the fact that most of them weren’t accompanied with phytosanitary certificates.”

But Mr Adewumi said NAQS was making efforts to ensure exporters and non-exporters know about these requirements to prevent such from happening in the future.

Recall that last year, some consignments of yam exported from Nigeria to the USA at a ceremony in Lagos attended by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Audu Ogbeh, were rejected on account of poor quality.

https://www.businesspost.ng/2018/08/06/uk-rejects-consignment-of-agric-produce-from-nigeria/

sonnie10:
What are the requirements to establish a facility that can actually do the pest, sanitary and toxins contamination control for onward certification.

This would be a viable business with exporters as consumers

Herdsmen:
When the wicked is in power... everything na auto reverse...

GenBuhari:
Does anybody understand the meaning of phytosanitary certificate?

Does it mean that produce are not free from pests?

If you now use pesticide they will now reject it on the basis it contains too much pesticide.

Most of us do not realise that the white man is playing us.

He wants us to buy from him, but he doesn't want to buy from us.

achiever12:


Don't be quick to judge. Do you know how much rigour they would have to go through, how much bribe they would have to give before being able to get the certification? Doing business in Nigeria is discouraging

360command:
Africa has a population if 1.2 billion.. We don't need UK and Europe to sell our produce.. With ECOWAS, South africa development community (sadac) and east Africa development community, we are good to go.

I am tired of Africa, we always look up to the west but the west don't consider your produce.. We buy milk from Europe but meanwhile milk is in abundance in kenya and Rwanda.

The unity of Africa is in its regional bloc..

achiever12:


No country can stand on its own. You can't produce everything you need and you can't eat what you produce all alone. You need to export to boost your economy. That's why economic sanctions usually have strong impacts on affected countries

Pavore9:
Instead of always getting through press conferences, the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service should intensify efforts enlightening Nigerians on required standards that needs to be met for export


They should also look into their officials who are at the Lagos international airport, a good number of them are crooks, you bring things into Nigeria with the accompanying Phytosanitary certificates, which they themselves certify as genuine but would boldly ask you to give them money if you want your stuff to leave the airport.

Sleekfingers:


Who is playing you. Before sending any agro produce their are strict procedures you adhere to.

But we Nigerians won't do that. We will just bribe our agency.

And we think other countries are like us that don't value human lives.. Looking for shortcuts up and down.