NEPC and World Trade Organisation/ Standard Trade and Development Facility embark on a Project in expanding the export of Sesame seed and Sheanut/butter through improved sanitary and phyto-sanitary (SPS) capacity building for the public & private sector

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The Nigeria National Strategy on Export of Professional Services was launched in Lagos (16th), Abuja (18th), Kano (23rd) and Port Harcourt (25th) August, 2011. The Strategy was developed with a focus on creating the requisite protocol for the development and promotion of services for export from Nigeria.

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The Nigerian Committee on Trade Procedures (NITPRO) held a 2-Day In-house Workshop for members at Best Western Hotel, Lagos on the theme " Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business"

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The Council in collaboration with Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) organised a 4-day "Train the Trainers" farmers Workshop. The Workshop was attended by about 250 on GAP especially in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and GWP in Akure, Uyo and Ilorin. CRIN is the technical partner. It involves 2-Day classroom teaching and 2-day practicals in the farm.

The Council printed 10,000 copies of list of approved pesticides for use in Cocoa. They are still being distributed to farmers in the Cocoa-producing States of the Federation and the Nigeria Customs Service with a view to enlightening the Customs Service on approved pesticides against all import.

The Council is also running radio jingles on the same list of pesticides in English, Pidgin and 6 other local languages of major Cocoa producing areas.   All efforts are geared towards improving the quality of Cocoa from Nigeria for Export.

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The Council has commenced the Export Clinic, A Program organised at the Headquarters and Zonal Offices geared at educating and enlightening  newly registered Exporters on the Council's activities meant to assist the growth of their export businesses .

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