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The House of Representatives has approved the constitution of a National Institute for Organic Agriculture and Food Safety Research successful Ulonna North, Isuikwuato, Abia State.
This followed the adoption of recommendations connected the Bill, laid for information by the Chairman, Committee connected Agricultural Colleges and Institutions, Hon. Abiodun Isiaq Akinlade, connected Wednesday.
The projected legislation, titled, “a Bill for an Act to Establish the National Institute for Organic Agriculture and Food Safety Research Ulonna North, Isuikwuato, Abia State and for Related Matters (HB. 1380),” was sponsored by Hon. Amobi Ogah and 4 different lawmakers.
Recall that during statement connected the measure for its 2nd reading, Ogah said the constitution of the Institute volition licence the conduction of in-depth Research connected the interaction of integrated nutrient depletion connected nationalist health, its outcomes successful narration to Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) particularly successful this captious play of hardship and deficiency of nutrient fixed the authorities relaxation of the regularisation connected the importation of foodstuff into Nigeria.
He said the Institute erstwhile established, volition supply important information to pass dietary recommendations and National wellness policies that volition make broad acquisition and applicable cultivation programs to empower the user with cognition astir the benefits of integrated foods.
He besides said the Institute volition supply grants, funds, and enactment to individuals, acquisition institutions, non-profit organizations, and nationalist and backstage entities conducting probe successful integrated agriculture and nutrient information for a azygous and accelerated sum of the Nation.
The institute, helium said further, volition enactment and beforehand the improvement of sustainable integrated cultivation practices and technologies to guarantee the information of integrated nutrient products for consumers by advancing probe connected the safety, quality, and traceability of integrated foods and supporting probe into the mitigation of risks and hazards associated with integrated farming practices, specified arsenic pests and diseases absorption and foodborne Illnesses.
He added that the constitution of the Institute is precise indispensable for cultivation improvement and nutrient information successful Nigeria.
In enactment with legislative procedures, the measure volition beryllium sent to the Senate for concurrence and past to the President for assent to become effective.
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