Nigeria

<p>The intervention will equip selected existing and new members of the ECOWAS Regional Trade Facilitation Committee and trade facilitation focal points of National AfCFTA Implementation Committees (both target committees) as well as other identified target groups with necessary knowledge, methodologies, tools, and skills to effectively design and mobilize funds for regional trade facilitation reforms, coordinate their implementation at community and national levels and monitor/evaluate results for Member States and their business communities in line with evolving priorities and international or regional best practices.</p>

<p>The project aims to support the Nigerian government and private stakeholders of the cowpeas and sesame value chains to comply with SPS related export requirements of regional and international markets. The focus lies on improved practices to comply with Maximum Residue Levels of selected pesticides (cowpeas and sesame) and microbiological contamination with Salmonella (Sesame). It is funded by the WTO Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) and plans to improve the regulatory and control system as well as farming and processing practices applied for the two value chains. External partners, such as the Minor Use Foundation (MUF) and an agricultural university shall be contributing to achieving the objective of the project as well. &nbsp;</p>