The African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA ) and Garri Export.

 The African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA ) 

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is a United States Trade Act, enacted on 18 May 2000 as Public Law 106 of the 200th Congress. AGOA has since been renewed to 2025. The legislation significantly enhances market access to the US for qualifying Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. 

Qualification for AGOA preferences is based on a set of conditions contained in the AGOA legislation. AGOA builds on existing US trade programs by expanding the (duty-free) benefits previously available only under the country’s Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) program.

 Duty-free access to the U.S. market under the combined AGOA/GSP program stands at approximately 6,500 product tariff lines, including the tariff lines that were added by the AGOA legislation. Notably, these newly added “AGOA products” include items such as apparel and footwear, wine, certain motor vehicle components, a variety of agricultural products, chemicals, steel and many others 

 

The African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA )  benefits for garri export.

 The new window may have re-opened vista for Nigeria and other countries in the region to grow their present $4.8 billion worth of non-oil exports to the U.S. to over $8 billion within the next 10 years, under the extended trade deal. Essentially, under the programme’s extended regime, African countries would be engaged in the rules of origin to engender value-addition of raw materials as they could now include the cost of direct processing, as they share production from one country to another on their way to the U.S. market.

 Furthermore, African countries exporting to the U.S. can also use the programme across borders, thereby stimulating intra-African trade in regional markets, where value may be further added to export products. 

 Hitherto, processed cassava grains, popularly called “garri” is processed in Nigeria but packaged in Ghana for acceptability. Under the new regime, exporters of such products can enjoy the cost of direct processing with the rules of origin. 

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Ministry introduces 'garri jollof' into school feeding menu: promotion of garri to a main meal.

Mrs Cynthia Maamle Morrison, the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection has said “gari jollof” has been introduced as a new menu into the school feeding programme. She said the invention of the garri jollof, which food nutritionist has recommended as good would enhance the sustainability of the programme. 

                       A nutritious way to eat garri is to make Garri Jollof.

 Mrs Morrison made this known when she addressed caterers from 11 schools at Agona Bobikuma and Agona Kwamang in the Agona West Constituency of the Central Region at a training workshop to update their knowledge on the preparation of the new meal. 

 The workshop was on “Promotion of Garri into a main Meal.” She asked the caterers to fortify the meal by using locally available ingredients such as vegetables, carrot, cabbage, spring onions, legumes, beans, cow pea and egg, adding; “This combination makes it highly nutritional.” 

                                              

Garri Jollof with plantain.

 The Minister said the introduction of the garri jollof would ginger cassava farmers to increase production and improve food security.

 Garri jollof is nutritious and very delicious can be served with peas, eggs,veggies, shrimps, sardine, meatballs and plantain. 

Zambia introduces Nigerian Garri to school feeding programme.

 Zambia has introduced the consumption and production of ‘Garri,’ one of Nigeria’s major staple foods, into the country’s school feeding programme.

Garri is derived from processed cassava, which is grown in almost all parts of Nigeria and in some West African countries. But the investment appetite for the staple in the Southern African country has prompted the Zambian government to enter into partnership with JR Farms of Nigeria to grow cassava on a commercial scale.

The agreement was entered into recently in Lusaka by the Chief Executive Officer of JR Farms Limited, Mr. Rotimi Olawale, and the Chairman of Zambia National Cassava Association (ZANACA), Mr. Brighton Mulonga.

   If Zambia can put Nigerian Garri into the school feeding ,then the market for garri value addition is enormous. Garri though rich in carbohydrate  can be used in combination with other nutrients to produce wholesome nutritious meals for children and adults.

Echbee Foods uses yellow garri with other nutrients to produce wholesome nutritious meals for people of different ages. The Echbee cassava flakes and Echbee choco balls is a nutritious meal ideal for children. This can be taken as snack or cereal.

Garri choco balls.

 

Garri Choco balls in milk as cereal.

 This is a balanced meal, no child needs to go to school on an empty stomach.

                       Cassava flakes as cereal.

Cassava Flakes as a snack.

 Thinking of the school feeding programme our Garri burger bread or the Garri Chocolate bread  can be served.

            

Garri burger bread.

 Echbee foods re-defining the garri value chain. Food security just got a new boost with garri value chain

Garri-Akara.

GARRI BUSINESS: Garri burger bread.

Garri burger bread.

 

Garri project: turning yellow garri to delicious bread.

   Echbee foods is poised to show the potential of yellow garri by unveiling opportunities in the value chain.

 Garri can be branded and packaged for export. It can also be used to make mouth watering delicacies such as bread, cake, finger foods and so much more.

  

Garri mix

HOW TO MAKE GARRI BREAD.

Garri bread mix.

Bread dough

Bread dough in portions.

Bread dough set for baking.

Delicious garri bread.

 

Garri Chocolate Bread .

Garri chocolate dough

Garri chocolate bread set 

 

Garri chocolate bread.
   
Benefits.
1) Nutritious.
2) Super- light.
3) Rich in fiber.
4) Bromate-free.
5)No saccharine.
6) No Additive.
7) No preservatives.