Senator Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security has
disclosed the partnership between the federal government and the Nigerian
Agro Input Dealers Association (NAIDA) to enforce strict compliance of
sales and distribution of certified and approved inputs in the country.
Kyari said this in Abuja while receiving Kabir Umar Fara, President of
NAIDA, and his team on a courtesy visit.
He explained that the move would enhance the need to adhere strictly to
global standards in the nation’s quest to achieve improved nutrition and
food security.
Kyari emphasised that the partnership would ensure that products supplied
would meet the prescribed standards in terms of quality and quantity to
ensure food sufficiency while emphasising on the need for the association
to sell only certified and approved products sourced from the registered
input producers.
He urged the association to come up with policies and programmes that
would checkmate adulteration of products, urging farmers to use and apply
the entire inputs in line with the best agronomic practices for maximum
productivities.
Kabir Umar Fara, President of NAIDA explained that the ministry has also
deployed foot soldiers in each of the states to ensure compliance.
“Now, there are sales permit issued by the ministry, if you do not have sales
permit and you are guilty in any of the sales of our inputs, you would be
arrested immediately.”
The NAIDA is an umbrella body for input distributors in Nigeria to farmers,
including fertilizers, organic and inorganic, seeds, petrol chemicals and
farm implements.
