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By Madu Obi
The Anambra State Fisheries and Aquaculture Business Development Agency (FABDA) is participating in the technical committee work on harmonization and certification of African Standards for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products in Kigali, Rwanda.
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of FABDA, Mr. Emeka Iloghalu, said the objective of the technical committee was to build capacity of the standardisation institution for the purpose of improving fisheries and aquaculture business in Nigeria.
He said that the targets are operators of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, who would enjoy harmonized standards and certification on fisheries and aquaculture.
"The target is to support increased market access under the African Continental Free Trade Area", he said.
Iloghalu, who is a member of the technical committee, said there would be participants from other African countries who would brainstorm on various issues affecting the industry.
According to him, the technical committees would also deliberate and advance the development of African standards which are at various standardization harmonization stages to achieve the envisaged increased market access objective in line with the African Continental Free Trade Area.
He said that although work on the programme had been on since June 2021, the physical meeting in Kigali marks a major advancement and milestone in fishery business in Nigeria
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