Phillip Olusegun Ojo the director general of National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC), has warned against criminal breaches of national seed law, mostly under the guise of supplying low quality seeds.
The director general stated this while addressing a press conference on Monday in Abuja.
NASC said it will longer condone sharp practices by individuals and companies under various programmes and initiatives which have resulted in the supply of low quality seeds to hardworking farmers across Nigeria.
He noted that these acts negates the provision of the national agricultural seeds acts 72 of 1992 and the ECOWAS harmonized seed rules and regulations.
“By the provision of section 22, sub-section 1 of the seed act under reference, no person other than a person registered and accredited by the NASC under the National Agricultural Seed Act 72 of 1992 shall produce or be engaged in the production, processing and marketing of seeds for commercial purpose in Nigeria.
“Section 12, subsection 1 of the act also stipulates that all plant seed for the purpose of marketing shall be certified in accordance to the seed act and other regulations of the seed council, with the sole authority to print, distribute and affix the certification tag,” Ojo said.
