IN a bid to cause the lifting of the ban placed on the exportation of Nigerian dried beans by the EU due to a high level of pesticide residue. The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), has put together a one-day sensitisation workshop for beans value chain operators. Awolowo listed some of the activities as the development of the concept of Conduits of Excellence (CoE), development of the Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) and Integral Export Control Plan for dried and processed beans products. He also hinted that these activities are expected to improve the quality, safety, integrity, Standards and marketability of Nigerian agricultural commodities for regional and international markets. “The NEPC is organising this sensitisation workshop for beans value chain operators to address outstanding issues relating to enlightening participants on the appropriate storage methods for dried beans.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 26, 2019 13:30 UTC