It is time we raise the food safety standards of our domestic market in Nigeria.

The whole Horticultural value chain in Nigeria from farm to table is wrong compared to our international counterparts even in Africa or West Africa. We need to know where our food comes from; traceability, presentation, packaging, labeling. Why should the markets be so disorganized that people are afraid to go there to shop? You need rain boots for Mile 12 market in Lagos when it is not a farm and the place stinks. Parking is crazy because the car park is not well managed and spaces have been given to traders. If customers cannot access the market what use is the trader selling; and this applies to most Lagos markets. This is beyond Thursday sanitation days; which in any case traders use it to sleep in most times.
Raising quality standards, presentation standards, reducing adulteration etc.
What are the different types of palm oil we have and how do we know the difference? Why is there so much adulteration in the open and why should they adulterate when it is available. Smoked prawns has been dyed when you are buying it, it is hard to know the difference, why should we allow dyed prawns in the market. So many questions…….