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IFT ANNUAL MEETING 2016 – PLAN TO JOIN US

Now is the time to begin making plans to join us for IFT16. Add us to your calendar, include us in your professional development or business development budget, and get ready to discover the industry's best science, most innovative strategies, and newest solutions to...

INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 17TH DR. ISAAC ADEBAYO AKINRELE STUDENTS’ MERIT AWARD ESSAY COMPETITION

For: Registered student Members of NIFST Title for the 2016 Dr. I.A. Akinrele Essay is:  “Industrial Utiliation of Food Processing By-product” Essays for submission must be typewritten on an A4 size paper with 1.5mm line spacing and must not exceed three pages....

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (W.H.O)

WHO estimates of the global burden of foodborne diseases" launched on 3 December 2015. Find the report here: http://www.who.int/…/publi…/foodborne_disease/fergreport/en/ This is the most comprehensive report to date estimating the global burden of foodborne diseases...

IUFoST- Welcome to 2016

Welcome to 2016 - declared the International Year of Pulses by the 69th UN General Assembly. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will facilitate its implementation in collaboration with diverse stakeholders to heighten public awareness of...

IUFoST- 2016 World Food Congress Student competitions: –

Happy Food Science Students Fighting Hunger - Global Student New Product Development competition award recipients at the 2014 World Congress of Food Science and Technology. Put yourself in the picture for the 2016 competition - the deadline for submission of a letter...

NRI awarded Queen’s Anniversary Prize for ground-breaking work on cassava

World-leading research and development on cassava by the Natural Resources Institute of the University of Greenwich has been honoured with a prestigious Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education. The award was announced tonight, 19th November, at a...

NGO TO EMPOWER 2,000 WIDOWS THROUGH AGRICULTURE

In a bid to reduce the suffering of widows, a non-governmental organisation, the Rock of Ages Empowerment Foundation, is set to empower 2,000 widows through agricultural programmes, and has called on the Federal Government to support the gesture by providing land to...

CUSTOMS INTERCEPTS 1,300 CARTONS OF POULTRY PRODUCTS

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) of the Nigeria Customs Service, Zone ‘C’, Owerri has intercepted a Mercedes truck loaded with 1,300 cartons of imported frozen poultry products, valued at N12.4million. According to the unit, the products confiscated along Benin-Ore...

VACANCY

Vacancies exist for the following positions in a multinational Agricultural Organization 1) Deputy Project Director (Agribusiness; to be based in Nigeria) 2) Deputy Project Director (Strategy; to be based in Kenya) Please visit tns.org for the job details and...
Foods That Fight the Risk of Chronic Inflammation

Foods That Fight the Risk of Chronic Inflammation

A new study by the University of Liverpool's Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease has identified food stuffs that can help prevent chronic inflammation that contributes to many leading causes of death. Inflammation occurs naturally in the body but when it goes...

Blood Pressure: Watch Potatoes in Your Diet

Blood Pressure: Watch Potatoes in Your Diet

Higher intakes of boiled, baked, or mashed potatoes, and French fries is associated with an increased risk of developing high blood pressure (hypertension) in adult women and men, according to a study published by The BMJtoday. The US-based researchers suggest that...

Cowpea (Beans) Subsector to get major attention – Minister

Cowpea (Beans) Subsector to get major attention – Minister

The Federal Government on Thursday said it was putting necessary mechanism in place to reposition the cowpea (beans) sub-sector for better performance at both local and international markets. According to News Agency of Nigeria,The Minister of State for Industry,...

SESAME SEED

SESAME SEED

Sesame seed, sesamum indicum is a flowering plant. This is seed has a wide variety of relative spread in Africa. Widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world and dating as old as man’s existence, it is the oldest known oil seed to man. Sesame seed was...

TOHFAN DISBURSES TRACTORS TO FARMERS IN ZARIA

TOHFAN DISBURSES TRACTORS TO FARMERS IN ZARIA

Towards improving the agricultural sector by enhancing farmers’ productivity, Tractor Owners and Hiring Facilities Association of Nigeria (TOHFAN) has distributed tractors to farmers in Zaria, Kaduna State. The tractors were made available to the beneficiaries after...