SON tasks stakeholders on quality, standardisation of agric products
The Director General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mr Osita Aboloma, has called on stakeholders in the agricultural sector in Kogi State to incorporate Quality Management System (QMS) and standardisation in all the stages of their agricultural practices so that their products can compete favourably in the global market place.
The DG made the call in Lokoja, during a general sensitisation on ISO 9001 Quality Management on new Agro-Allied Standards organised for stakeholders in the North-Central zone.
The DG, who was represented by a deputy director in the organization, Dr (Mrs) Marline Waziri, said the implementation of QMS in the agricultural sector is a useful tool in adding quality and credibility to goods and services that will meet the expectations of internal and external customers.
She said that the workshop was in furtherance of the collaboration of SON with stakeholders in ensuring that production, manufacturing, sales and distribution of products and services are done in line with national and international best practices to ensure continual customer satisfaction, environmental friendliness and safeguard lives and properties.
Earlier in a welcome address, Kogi State Coordinator of SON, Engr Olalekan Omoniyi, said in view of the competition in the international market, there was need for Nigerian industrialists and operators in both the organised private sector and public institutions to carry out their transactions smoothly by deploying the instrumentality of Quality Management System, which ensures that all requirements are identified and incorporated into production.