Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Doris Uzoka-Anite has said that the World Trade Organisation (WTO) was supporting Nigeria in improving quality of its export products.
Uzoka-Anite made this known at the end of the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday in Abuja.
She said that the WTO has offered to further assist the country in six key areas towards easing doing business for local and foreign investors.
She said that the body was assisting in the cowpea and sesame seeds production, packaging and preservation in order to meet export standards.
“This is an important support because Nigeria has been losing in terms of rejection of her goods for export. The WTO and World Bank is offering to make farmers aware of the standard required to bring in profits for these goods,” she said.
The Minister said that the body was collaborating in the area of digital trade, trade intelligence unit in the ministry, cotton support, women entrepreneurship as well as customs support.