He said the matter was tabled at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday as a major milestone in the export market and diversification process. According to the minister, the country would strive to export more yams and other food commodities to other countries to earn more foreign exchange.
“Tomorrow we will flag off this export in three container loads of 72 tons of Nigerian yams. “Two containers went out in February; one arrived in New York on June 16.’’
According to him, Nigeria accounts for 61 per cent of total yam output in the world while the rest is shared between some countries in West Africa and the West Indies.
He said it was an embarrassment not to find Nigerian yams in foreign markets.
source: thenationonlineeng.net
source: thenationonlineeng.net
