With a timeline for
achieving the target set before 2020, amid the implementation of trade
agreements with Europe, the international agencies hope to improve the business/investment
climate and facilitate international trade in order to contribute to job
creation and poverty alleviation.
Besides, stakeholders
equally attributed high rejection of products from Nigeria to poor packaging
and labeling, stating that most products being exported to European Union
countries are bagged in Ghana-must-go sacks and poorly labeled.
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Yes, while speaking at a
workshop organized by the UNIDO National Quality Infrastructure Project (NQIP)
for media professionals on the “Concept of Quality in Nigeria” in Minna, Niger
State, on Monday, UNIDO’s Chief Technical Adviser, NQIP, Dr. Charles Malata, explained that lack of quality infrastructure
has limited Nigeria’s export performance in the non-oil export as conformity to
international standards has been very low.
He said UNIDO and other
international agencies seek to assist the nation in improving its capacity to
trade by addressing quality infrastructure challenges affecting the quality,
safety and marketability of non-oil export goods.
In his own words: “UNIDO helps developing countries and economies in transition
to comply with international standards. Product traceability to ensure
information on the source of produce is just one example of the global
standards with which exporters need to comply in order to enter foreign
markets. Manufacturers in developing countries and related industry support
institutions need to develop systems to comply with the new management
standards, and therefore require assistance in related capacity building,
awareness building and the dissemination of the necessary know-how and
information.
“While analysing
the gap in the non-oil export vale-chain, UNIDO also provides technical
assistance to ensure that before products enter global markets they are
adequately tested according to international standards and conformity
assessment requirements. Countries are required to operate laboratories, which
are able to test products and samples for compliance to international standards.”
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