The membership which is under OECD schemes for the varietal certification is applicable to eight groups of species and by this membership, Nigeria can sell its seeds at the international market.
NASC director-general, Dr Philip Ojo hinted journalists on the development at a workshop on international OECD seed certification in Abuja. According to him, the country will no longer be a dumping ground for adulterated seeds from other countries as soon as she becomes a member. He said, “The OECD scheme is an international organisation in the seed trade that we are joining, we have observer status now, we are trying to become a full scale member, so that our products will be able to key into that international seed trade.
“With what is going to happen now, our seed is going to be sold anywhere, and also, our seed companies will be able to sell their seeds and increase income and economic prosperity for our country and after the training, the international experts will look at our facilities, and with that, we will pass all that it takes. We are all out to ensure we key into all those schemes around the world so that we can be in trade with our colleagues all over the world”.