Nigeria’s Ginger Fails Export Quality Standard On International Market

The National Ginger Association of Nigeria (NGAN) has decried rejection of the product in the international market, despite the country’s ginger being one of the best in the world.

Specifically, Gagarin Madaki, disclosed this at his inauguration ceremony as new president of the association in Kaduna. Madaki said the situation was partly due to poor post-harvest handling of the commodity by Nigerian farmers.

Also, the association president observed that ginger should be sold per kilogram and not per bag to generate more income for farmers and the country. “The farmer is cheated; the buyer is cheated. The sharp practice has to stop,” he added.

Madaki pointed out the need to adopt a new strategy to ensure Nigeria’s comparative advantage in ginger production receives a boost by way of producing and exporting quality produce, leveraging on the international best practices.

Furthermore, the NGAN president stressed the issues of poor post-harvesting handling, use of inorganic chemicals, among others as limiting the revenue generating potential of ginger in the international market, adding that it was also imperative to improve farmers’ productivity.