The GlobalGood Agricultural Practice (GlobalGAP) has certified ABX World Nigeria Limited
to offer trainings and certifications to recognized farmers and agricultural
organisations, commencing with Anambra State, reports NaijaAgroNet.
The GlobalGAP
certification comes with a crucial objective to pursue safe, sustainable
agriculture worldwide, setting voluntary standards for agricultural products
around the globe with producers, suppliers and buyers harmonizing their certification
standards to match, among others.
This, NaijaAgroNet gathered is being
championed in the country by ABX World Nigeria with a lead from Anambra State,
which is expected to escalate to other parts of Nigeria.
NaijaAgroNet recalls that Anambra
State recently entered partnership with ABX to train and certify farmers while
linking them to off-takers abroad, thereby raising the states bar in
agricultural revolution.
In a letter
dated April 5, 2018, signed by the Chief Executive Officer, GlobalGAP, Dr.
Kristian Moeller, he congratulated ABX World Nigeria Limited, declaring them GlobalGAP
Licensed Farm Assurer in the country.
“Based on a
pre-assessment and the signed agreement with FoodPLUS GmbH you are now a
GlobalGAP Licensed Farm Assurer.
“We also
accepted you as Farm Assurer Manager, the main contact person for the GlobalGAP
Secretariat”, the letter reads.
Dr. Moeller
expressed confidence that the newly licensee Farm Assurer Manager will assist
GlobalGAP in carrying out coordination activities and communicate with
GlobalGAP, where required.
The license,
the MD/CEO of Captain John Okakpu, is a huge step towards expanding
agro-produce exports in the country.
He said,
GLOBALG.A.P. members are notable for creating private sector incentives for
agricultural producers worldwide to adopt safe and sustainable practices to
make this world a better place to live in.
“The emphasis
in on safe produce through sustainable programmes. We are happy to have put
Nigeria in this global map through the supports of Anambra State
Government.
“This license
further entails there will be 50% cost reduction for local farmers to be
trained and certified. It implies enhanced capacity for training farmers has
been achieved.
The MD/CEO of
abx world noted that the platform will be utilised to train young Nigerians,
particularly those with discipline in agriculture.
“This is huge
and coming at the time the Nigeria Economic Recovery & Growth Plan (ERGP
2018 - 2020) for Agriculture and Transportation summit is on-going in Abuja-
identifying all the problems facing the two sectors and offer solutions for
implementation to put solid template for their growth.
“So, this
license offers us the platform to queue into the FG’s ERGP program to unlock
the potentials and properly address the issues and problems facing the sectors
and put everlasting solutions in place”, Okakpu said.
Isaac Oyimah/ED, Ops
