The Director-General/Chief Executive, Standard Organisation of Nigeria, (SON), Faruok Salim, has disclosed that Nigeria’s agro-allied products are of world standard and patronised worldwide.
Salim who made the disclosure at a workshop titled, Standard Adherence: Catalyst for Trade held in Osogbo contended that the body would not compromise its standards.
Represented by the Director Southwest, Talatu Ethan, Salim said the organisation, in a bid to support the economy diversification agenda of the present administration would intensify efforts to sensitise producers of agro-allied in the country on strict compliance with SON standard.
He noted that the organisation is at the forefront of driving diversification into agricultural products as a means of generating revenue.
His words: “Nigeria’s products are having global acceptance, the Federal Government and regulatory bodies are working with stakeholders to ensure that whatever they produce can meet up with the specifications of the foreign countries.
“The objective of this workshop is to create awareness on importance of standards to ensure that the manufacturers, producers and processors meet up with the minimum requirements of the standards, we have standard for Garri, honey, dry and smoke fish etc and looking at the focus of the current administration which is food security, the role of SON is to train, educate and create awareness among the agro-allied sector on quality production.
Chairman, All Farmers Association of Nigeria, Osun state chapter, Sulaiman Araokanmi described the workshop as timely in a bid to empower agro-allied producers across the country.