The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) is said to be set to generate $200 million from the export of seven priority commodities in the next 10 years.
According to report on Weekly Agric Digit, NEPC Director of NEPC, Mr. Olusegun Awolowo stated this recently while signing two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with Tak Integrated Agriculture Solutions Limited and NICERT Limited on organic farming.
Awolowo said Nigeria hopes to ramp up foreign exchange earnings from the export of organic Ginger, Turmeric, Sesame Seed, Hibiscus Flower, Tiger Nut, Moringa Oleifera and Cashew.
Awolowo said organic food and drinks export is worth $97 billion globally and there is a need for Nigeria to grab its share
He said the objective of the programme was to support the transition of Nigeria’s economy from an oil-based economy to a non-oil economy
“The project is aimed at equipping farmers with requisite skills required for organic farming through capacity building under the Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) initiative,” the NEPC boss said. The project which is a collaborative effort of the parties to the MoU, is targeted at 10, 000 hectares of land over a period of three years.
