In furtherance of the Federal Government’s economic diversification policy, the Standard Organisation of Nigeria, SON, and the Technical Committee on Fruits and Vegetable Products are now working on an implementation of the draft codes of practices for the tomato value chain from planting, harvesting, processing and transportation to Storage.
Director-General, SON, Osita Aboloma, said that a meeting of the Committee with SON reached a milestone in the country’s agricultural transformation and economic diversification agenda.
According to him, Nigeria as the second-largest producer of tomato worldwide is yet to attain its full potentials in spite of previous efforts by Stakeholders.
Represented by the Chief of Staff to Director General, Barrister Richard Agu, Aboloma said the technical committee meeting is aimed at developing a practical road map to mitigate identified challenges of poor practices, thereby unlocking the huge economic benefits to Nigeria and the African…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
