PROPOSALSFORINCREASINGTHEQUALITY,VOLUMESANDREVENUESFROMNIGERSTATEAGRICULTURALPRODUCTS

APRESENTATIONTONIGERSTATEMINISTRYOFAGRICULTUREBY

NICERTINPARTNERSHIPWITHECOCERT

INPARTNERSHIPWITH

PROPOSAL1:SETTINGQUALITYANDETHICALSTANDARDSFORGROWTHINAGRICULTURE

• NSMAHASTHERESPONSIBILITYFORSETTINGSTANDARDSTHATWILLENHANCEGROWTHOFTHENIGERSTATEAGRICULTURALECONOMY.

• INTERNATIONALFOODSTANDARDSWILLINCREASENIGERState’sPARTICIPATIONININTERNATIONALFOODTRADE.

• THEFAO/WHO/WTOCOLLABORATIONONTHECODEXALIMENTARIUS,TECHNICALBARRIERSTOTRADEANDSANITARYPHYTOSANITARYMEASURESCOMMITTEESASABASISFORSETTINGHARMONIOUSANDUNIFORMSTANDARDSACROSSTHEWORLD..

• GLOBALGAPANDNIGERIANGAP– UNIDO/SON/NAFDACTAKINGOVER– COMPAREWITHTHEUSDACOLABORATIONWITHTHEFDATOPRODUCETHEFSMA

• EU2019REGULATIONONPLANTLIFE• TRADEISBASEDONRECIPROCITYANDNIGERIASHOULDRESPOND• NIGERSTATEcantakethe initiativetoinstigateanationalawkening forobviousreasons–

including10%onNigerianlandmass• ORGANICPRODUCTIONSTANDARDSWILLIMPROVETHEQUALITYOFAGRICULTURAL

PRODUCEGENERALLYBYSETTINGTHEHIGHESTSTANDARDSFORAGRICULTUREAVAILABLEINTHEWORLDTODAYFORSAFESTPRODUCTSFORHUMANCONSUMPTION/USEANDFORPROTECTIONOFTHEENVIRONMENT.

• NICERTINPARTNERSHIPWITHECOCERTWILLINGTOASSISTTHENSMATODEVELOPTHEORGANICSTANDARDSthatmeetinternationalstandards..

• CONFORMITYASSESSMENT• Defined• Conformityassessment,accordingtothedefinitionofISO/IEC17000,isthe'demonstrationthatspecifiedrequirementsrelatingtoaproduct,process,system,bodyarefulfilled'. Itinvolvessampling,inspection,testingandcertificationasameansofgivingassurancetothepartiesofatransactionthattheproduct,process,system,bodyorpersondoesinfactconformtotherequirementsofastandard.

PROPOSAL2:INCREASINGMARKETSHAREFORNIGERSTATEAGRICULTURALEXPORTSINLUCRATIVEINTERNATIONALMARKETSTHROUGHCONFORMITYASSESMENTANDCERTIFICATIONWITHCOMMERCIALANDLEGALSTANDARDS

• CONFORMITYASSESSMENTANDCERTIFICATION• Certification isACONFIRMATIONBYANACCREDITED3RD

PARTYOFCONFORMITYWITHCERTAINSETSTANDARDS.• Anyentityconductingabusinessforwhichastandard

existsmayasktohaveitsproductsorservicescertified byacertification body,suchasEcocert.

• THESESTANDARDSCANBEQUALITYORETHICALSTANDARDS

• SUCHCERTIFICATIONISUSUALLYPRECEEDEDBYAPROCESSOFCONSULTANCY(TOSETUPTHENECESSARYQMP&QMSTHATGUARANTEECONSISTENTONFORMITYWITHTHOSESTANDARDS)ANDASSESSMENTBYINSPECTORS/AUDITORS.

• Certificationisawardedforalimitedperiod,during whichthecertifyingbodycarriesoutmonitoring.

COMMERCIALSTANDARDS

CERTIFIABLECOMMODITIES

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• Thesecommercialstandardscontainqualityandethicalrequirements.• NigerianproductsmayCONFORMWITHTHEQUALITYREQUIREMENTSAND

FAILontheethicalrequirements.

STANDARDSSETBYINTERNATIONALMARKETSFORIMPORTSMAYBECOMMERCIALORLEGAL

LegalStandards• Thestatutory/LEGALstandardsoftenmajoronqualityrequirements.• TheStatutoryStandardsareoftenprescribedbystatutorybodiessuchastheUSDA(Ministryof

Agric),theFDA(NAFDAC)&TheEuropeancommission.TheUSDAhasqualitystandardsforeachandeverycommoditythatapplyequallytolocallyproducedandimportedagriculturalproductsintotheUSA.

• FoodSafetyModernizationAct(FSMA)• Eu plantregulation2019

CASESTUDY1:GINGER

PRICESINTHEMARKET

From the 2017 reports on gingerIn the international market, a tonne of ginger generated between $6,000 and $7,000dollars.In Nigeria however, a tonne stood at $3,500. Ginger has gained a permanent place in manykitchens, thus boosting the demand. For the Nigerian exporters, transport is a challenge.Moreover, the country’s production is not well known or recognized(www.freshplaza.com/170078/OVERVIEW-GLOBAL-GINGER-MARKET).This is attributable to its not coming with the required standard and certification.

WORLDMARKETFORGINGERWorld top exporters of ginger include: China, India, Nigeria, Jamaica andSierra Leone.

Thus ginger is an important Nigerian export crop.

The major market destinations are the UK, USA, Japan, Canada, Belgium,Germany and the Middle East.

Nigeriangingerhoweverisonlyformally exportedtoChina,Chad,SudanandGhanawhiletheremaining issoldmainlyinthenorthern states,especiallytoSokoto,Borno,Kebbi,KanoandZamfara states.AccordingtoDailyTrustNewspspaper Mar32016

THUSGINGERFROMNIGERIAISYETTOENTERTHELUCRATIVEMARKETSLISTEDABOVE.

RECOMMENDATION

• THENIGERIANGINGERPRODUCERSWILLBENEFITMOREFROMGLOBALGAPCERTIFICATION,BECAUSEINTHELUCRATIVEINTERNATIONALMARKET,THEREISAHUGEANDGROWINGDEMANDFORGINGERCERTIFIEDFORCONFORMITYWITHGLOBALG.A.P.ORORGANICPRODUCTIONSTANDARDS.

CASESTUDY2:CASHEW

“Out of the 220,000 tonnes of exported raw cashew nuts, Vietnam accounted for 181,753 tonnes, while 38,247 tonnes went to India, China and other countries in the last 11 months.”

Mr Sotonye Anga - President of The National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) in 2017.

European markets offers opportunities for exporters of cashew nuts

The Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom are currently the largest import markets and they offer good opportunities for developing countries exporters of cashew nuts. European imports of cashew nuts into Europe increased annually by an average rate of 17% in value in the last five years and reached €1.3 billion.The leading developing country supplier of cashew nuts to Europe is Vietnam, followed by India. The Netherlands is the third largest supplier of re-exported cashews.

Market Segment for Organic Cashew Nut

Organic Cashew nut is in high demand in the following countries; North America, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and Asia-Pacific region, Japan and the Middle East.

The current market price for raw organic cashew nuts is $4000 per ton while the conventional cashew nuts is sold for $2400.0-2400.0 / Tons. Grade: W320

Credit: Alibaba.com

Note: The general certifications needed for export of cashew nuts to Europe and North America are Organic certification for organic products or Fair Trade certification for conventional products.

Certifications Required

In European countries, The most common certification schemes accepted on the European markets are IFS(International Freatured Standard), FSSC22000 (The FSSC 22000Food Safety System Certification. FSSC 22000 is fully recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and is based on existing ISO Standards) and BRC.

Environmental protection, organic and fair-trade certification schemes are other certification required too.

PROPOSAL3:PROTECTINGANDINCREASINGORGANICINTHEWILDHARVESTSFOREXPORT

“Wildcollectedproductsaremainlyproductswithafood,cosmeticormedicinalusethatarecollectedinthewild.Thereisnofinalandappropriatedefinitionoftheterm,andmanyothertermsareusedforsimilarkindofproducts,likeforinstance“biodiversityproducts”,“naturalproducts”or“non-woodforestproducts”.Suchproductsmaybeusedas,forexample;•Ingredientsforcosmeticsandpharmaceuticals.•Foodandfoodadditives(e.g.ediblenuts,mushrooms,fruits,game,herbs,spices,fish,sweeteners).•Fibres (alternativewoodsourceslikerattanandbamboo,e.g.usedinfurniture,clothing,constructionorutensils),detergentsandotherindustryproductingredients.Awidediversityofwildplantspeciesareusedandtradedformedicinalpurposes.About440,000tofmedicinalandaromaticplantsweretradedinternationallyin1996,withareportedvalueofUSD1.3billion.Morethan2,000medicinalandaromaticplantspeciesareusedcommerciallyinEurope.Approximately90%ofallmedicinalandaromaticplantsharvestedinEuropearecollectedfromthewild,withEasternEuropeandtheMediterraneanregionbeingthemainsuppliers1.Concernaboutsustainabilityofcollectionhasarisenwithincreasedtradeinwildcollectedproducts.Asdemandforwildcollectedproductsincrease,harvestingmayincreasinglybecomeunsustainable.Organiccertificationhasthepotentialtocontributetoincreasedsustainabilityofcollectionaswellasofferingmanyproducersnewmarketingopportunitiesandhigherprices.Thedemandfororganicwildcollectedproductsissignificant.Productsfordirectfoodconsumption,suchasberries,nuts,mushroomsandalargenumberofherbsarethemainitems.Thereisalsoagrowinginterestfororganicproductsinthebodycareandmedicinalherbsectors.However,statisticsontheproductionandmarketingoforganicwildcollectedproductsareveryscarce.” OVERVIEWOFWORLDPRODUCTION

ANDMARKETINGOFORGANICWILDCOLLECTEDPRODUCTSOrganic

Reportedcertifiedorganicwildcollectionprojectsworld-wideperregion,

ContinentCertifiedorganicwildCollectionprojectsRegisteredarea(ha)Harvestedquantity(t)

Africa25 27,439,9634,785Asia1456,261,176 138,42Europe12726,715,95633,365LatinAmerica25 1,346,420 26,876NorthAmerica648180,000102Oceania9 16,09020,200Total 97961,959,605 223,754

RECOMMENDATIONENCOURAGEPROCESSINGOFEXPORTCROPSINACCORDANCEWITHSTANDARDSINTHELUCRATIVEFORMALMARKETSBYMAKINGCONFORMITYASSESSMENTANDCERTIFICATIONFORTHOSESTANDARDSAVAILABLETOPROCESSORS.

“Withtheglobalizationofproduction,andsupplyandretailerchains,ensuringthesafetyandqualityofproductsisvital.Recenthealthconcernsarisingfrombovinediseases,birdfluandvarioustoxinsentering thefoodchainhaveledtostringentstandardsandconformityprocedures,particularly intheareaofagro-foodexports.Exportingcountriesmustacquirethecapability toconformtorequirementsintermsofquality,safety,healthandtheenvironmentiftheyaretoparticipate fullyinglobalmarkets.”ITCQUARTERLYMAGAZINE“Challenges inagri-foodexports”

• DEMONSTRATINGACAPACITYTOCONFORMTOSTANDARDSREQUIRESTHEESTABLISHMENTOFEFFICIENTTESTING,CERTIFICATIONANDACCREDITATIONMECHANISMSTOMEETTHEREQUIREMENTSOFTHESPSANDTBTAGREEMENTS.

• COMPLIANCESERVICESARECOSTLYBUTSHOULDBECONSIDEREDAPUBLICGOOD.

• ADOPTTHECOLEACPMODELOFSUPPORTINGPRIMARYPRODUCERSANDPROCESSORSTOOBTAINNECESSARYCERTIFICATIONTHROUGHGRANTS/LOANSETC.

SUCCESSFULPROJECTSBYECOCERT

• ARGANOILINMORROCO• DEVILSCLAWINSOUTHAFRICA

RECOMMENDATIONS:.MARKOUTECONOMICFORESTSLIKESHEA,NIMETCTHATARESTILLORGANICINTHEWILD.SUBSIDISETHECERTIFICATION.ORGANISELOCALCOLLECTIONGROUPSTOCOLLECTASORGANICINTHEWILDFOREXPORT