Nigeria: FG maps out modalities to achieve good post-harvest in Shea production

Published Dec 30, 2020

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The Nigerian government has outlined strategies to improve post-harvest management of Shea production to meet international standards. These strategies were discussed at a capacity building training in Minna, Niger state. The Minister of Agriculture, Alhaji Sabo Nanono, represented by Mr Bernard Ukattah, stressed the need to diversify the economy by adding value to agricultural products like Shea. He also highlighted the need to address supply chain issues and create wealth through Shea processing. The training focused on best practices in Shea production and was attended by representatives from the Nigeria Institute for Oil Palm Research.

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The Federal government has addressed acceptable modalities and possible ways of ensuring better post-harvest in Shea production. These modalities were discussed at the two-day Shea capacity building/training on best practices in post-harvest handling of Shea held in Minna, Niger state. Speaking in his opening address, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono, said that the laid down modalities will ensure domestication of Shea seedlings, processing and packaging of Shea products to meet international standards. Nanono also noted that these practices will also address the problems of the industry along the supply chain to meet international standard. The minister who was represented by the Deputy Director of the Federal Department of Agriculture, Mr Bernard Ukattah, noted that the training which was held from 15th – 16th December, is coming at a very crucial moment of some countries recovery from COVID -19 pandemic. READ ALSO: How drone technology ...

Source: Dailytimes