Nigeria will greatly benefit from the lifting of the ban on the export of hibiscus flowers to Mexico, according to Dr. Vincent Isegbe, Comptroller General of the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS), given the significant investment made in the sector’s value chain and foreign exchange earnings.
The CG made the declaration at a stakeholder gathering on the export of hibiscus to Mexico that took place in Kano.He asserts that it is important for all parties involved to comprehend the details of the hibiscus export compliance agreement that Nigeria and the Mexican authorities came to
Earlier, Mr. Tunji Lawal, President of the Association of Hibiscus Flower Exporters of Nigeria (AHFEN), requested the agency to set up more fumigation chambers across the nation, adding that there is a strong need for it to ensure the commodity’s purity to avert rejection.He also urged the agency to wade into the matter of hibiscus exportation to Guatemala just as it did to Mexico.
