Federal Government of Kano, Nigeria trains tomato and cowpea stakeholders

Published Jun 21, 2021

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The Nigerian government has conducted a workshop in Kano to train farmers, exporters, and other stakeholders on international standards and procedures for exporting tomatoes, sesame seeds, and cowpea. The workshop was led by the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) and the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), in collaboration with other organizations. The training focused on good crop management, post-harvest handling, value addition, and packaging to meet international standards and retain nutritional quality. The initiative aims to boost Nigeria's gross domestic product and generate foreign exchange revenue by improving the export of these crops.

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CowpeaFarmers, exporters and aggregators of tomatoes, sesame seeds and cowpea as well as other stakeholders have been trained by the Federal Government in the international standards and procedures for export. The workshop was conducted in Kano on Wednesday by the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) and the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC). The workshop included sensitisation on value addition, packaging and export of tomatoes, sesame seeds, and cowpea for farmers, aggregators and exporters to drive the gross domestic products and foreign exchange revenue to the country while emphasizing standards and international requirements. The training was on good planting, pre-harvest management of crops according to international standards and good post-harvest handling practices to retain nutritional quality, facial value and wholesomeness of such foods and to avoid contamination as well as food loss. The zonal training was in collaboration with Synergy Impact ...

Source: Guardian