It is commonly believed that agriculture is all about dirt, mud and just too messy! All that coupled with the fact that it yields little profit; apparently discourage many from going into it. But frankly speaking, agriculture and farming in the 21st century has...
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THE LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT IS INTERESTED IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR”–AKINWUNMI AMBODE
The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode has said that the Lagos State Government recognises the agricultural sector because of its ability to foster wealth and job creation in Nigeria. He made this statement yesterday, November 5th, at the 4th EU-Nigeria...
NIFST, others to address malnutrition in children
Nutritionists have called for optimal nutrition in the first 1,000 days of life if the nation must curb the incidence of malnutrition among the children. Speaking at the 39th Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and...
Rice Processing Waste at Abakaliki Ebonyi State Nigeria
The rice processing waste produced at Abakaliki which is one of the largest Food waste dumping site in Nigeria has formed a small range of “mountains” which is taller than a building of 5 floors high. UNIDO has estimated that rice husks produced at Ebonyi state is...
PRESIDENT’S DESK : Focus on Converting Food Waste to Wealth
Environmental protection and conversion issues have become very popular for some years now. However awareness about environmental degradation seems to be growing much faster than practical measures to salvage the situation. We helplessly watch as activity of man...
NEW NATIONAL EXECUTIVES OF THE ASSOCIATION OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (NAFST)
Swearing in of the National Executives of the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NAFSTS) during the 39th NAFSTS Convention which held at 500 Capacity Auditorium at Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) Imo State.