NASC Seizes Uncertified Vegetable Seeds

A seed inspection raid in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Nasarawa State by the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) has seized assorted vegetable seeds from seed dealer, Technisem Seed.

The Director of the council’s Seed Inspectorate Department, Agboola Adebayo, said the seed dealer flouted the Seed Act by selling uncertified seeds. He said the ‘Sting Operation’ was usually carried out to check if seed dealers nationwide were operating in line with the system.

“We go out like that unnoticed so that we check on those that are doing it well, those that are performing below standard, we checkmate and sanction them,” he said.

According to Adebayo, the confiscated seeds are 19 pieces of 50 grams, 35 pieces of 100 grams, 20 grams of sachet okra, 10 grams of hot pepper and 10 grams of papaya. Other seeds confiscated were five grams of hybrid hot pepper, 30 grams of cabbage, five grams of eggplant, 10 grams of betterave, five grams of broccoli, and five grams of watermelon.

source Agro Nigeria