The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)  has commenced a nationwide sensitisation campaign on product registration and value addition for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSMEs) operators in the country. 
Speaking at a one-day sensitisationorganised by the agency in collaboration with Yobe State Government in Damaturu, the Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. MojisolaAdeyeye, reiterated the critical role of MSMEs in the nation’s economy.
A statement issued by NAFDAC Resident Media Consultant, Sanyo Akintola, yesterday, said the DG was represented by the NAFDAC Zonal Director, North-East, DrBukar Usman and described Yobe excellent partner in its mandate.
“NAFDAC considers Yobe State as an excellent partner in executing our mandate in the state, which is why we are here to sensitize and educate these entrepreneurs on the basic tips, clues and easiest way to register their products.
“Through this sensitisation, they can add value to commodities, especially agricultural commodities, without compromising quality and safety of the products,’’ she said.
Adeyeye explained that value addition entailed transforming or converting raw materials into finished or semi-finished products, while maintaining product quality.
She added that at the end of the sensitisation, NAFDAC hoped to increase the number of people engaged in adding value to their products by registering them with NAFDAC to safeguard the health of the public.
The NAFDAC DG maintained that this would have a multiplier effect on the individual families, on the economy of the communities and also the state as a whole by improving its internally generated revenue.
The Director General urged over 700 participating MSMEs and scores of groups at the event to always deal with the agency directly in getting their products registered, as opposed to going through various consultants and middlemen.