The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has urged farmers and other stakeholders to adhere to safety practices, quality and standards in food production, processing and marketing.
The FAO Country representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Fred Kafeero, made the call at a two-day “Awareness Creation Workshop on Codex Alimentarius Standards and Codes of Practice”.
The workshop was organised by the FAO, in collaboration with the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and the National Codex Committee (NCC) under the Federal Ministry of Health.
The workshop had the theme: “Safer Food, Better Health”, with the slogan, “Food Safety is Every One’s Business”.
Kafeero said that the workshop would create awareness among farmers, processors as well as Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) on the use of safety standards in food value chain to enhance people’s health.
He assured that FAO would continue to support Nigeria to improve Codex standards for the attainment of the nation’s food security.
