Britain rejects Nigerian Yams; says it's an expired product

The Federal Government says it won't yield in its yam send out arrangement which is gone for drawing in remote trade for the nation. 

Boss Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said this amid a sensitisation stroll in celebration of the World Food Day in Abuja on Tuesday. 

Ogbeh, who was responding to reports that a few yams as of late sent out to Britain were rejected, said the approach had come to remain. 

The priest said the set back would not prevent the merchants of the deliver from sending out it, bringing up that the present world market for yams was worth $12 billion. 

He said the nation couldn't bear to avoid it since it was the most elevated makers of yams on the planet. 

"I read some news report about a few yams touching base in Britain and being rejected. They remained so long on the way and in the event that they remain that long, they will undoubtedly decay. 

"It happens to yams from Ghana too. We won't stop the strategy of the exportation of yam. I can guarantee you that. 

"It is a strategy that will stay since we are the biggest makers of yams on the planet. We deliver 67 for every penny of the yams. 

"We will keep on helping exporters; we won't as an organization send out yams. We just help the private division to do that and if there are issues, we will unravel them,'' he said. 

The yam send out activity was hailed off on June 29 and the committal sent out to the US as of late was rejected. 

Exporters of yam incorporate Messrs Wan-Nyikwagh Farms Nig. Ltd, Gboko, Nigeria and Oklanbest Limited, Ibadan, Nigeria. 

In the mean time, an exporter of the item, Mr. Yandev Amaabai, has distinguished the difficulties that administration should addresse to facilitate the exportation of yams. 

He said they incorporated the absence of refrigerated holder and the long time the create remained before its landing to Europe of America.