#FACT SEED- The Ever-green potential of ‘Cucumis Sativus’
“Cucumis Sativus” generally known as Cucumber is a vegetable fruit that is loaded with benefits not known to many. It is best grown in farmlands close to a waterbed. This is expedient as cucumbers are usually more than 90 per cent water. It is also pertinent to note...
COURTESY VISIT TO THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF KANO STATE
NIFST Executives, Past Presidents, Fellows and Members paid a courtesy Visit to the Deputy Governor of Kano state, His Excellency Prof Hafiz Abubakar MFR,FNIFST (Middle) during the 40th NIFST Conference at the Government House Kano
Pulses can contribute to key Sustainable Development Goals – FAO
The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has emphasised its belief that pulses can contribute to key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and serve as a tool to eradicate food security globally. The agency made this assertion through its Deputy...
NATIONAL PRESIDENT DELIVERING A GOODWILL MESSAGE
NIFST National President Dr Dahiru J.M. Adamu, FNIST, FIPAN delivering a goodwill Message during the International Conference on Food Science and Human Ecology (ICOFHEC 2016) & Safety Enhancement of Edible Products, Legislation, Analysis and Management (SELAMAT...
IFAD empowers over 2,000 cassava, rice farmers in Taraba
No fewer than 2,242 rice and cassava farmers in Taraba state have received fertilizers, herbicides and other inputs from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), under its Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP). Taraba State IFAD’s Programme...
Cassava bread does not cause diabetes – FIIRO Boss
Director General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO), Dr Gloria Elemo has refuted claims making the rounds that consumption of cassava bread may trigger diabetes. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos, Dr Elemo...
COURTESY VISIT TO OBA ADEOTUN OBADEBO
Some Members of the NIFST Executive/Governing Council paid a courtesy visit to Oba Adeotun Obadebo, The Alake of Egba Land in Aboekuta, Ogun State. L-R ,Prof Lateef Sanni( Past President), Dr Dahiru J.M.Adamu(NIFST President), Mr Oluwole Toye(Vice President 1) Mrs...
NIFST 40TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER
His Excellency, the Deputy Governor Prof Hafiz AbubakaHis Excellency, the Deputy Governor Prof Hafiz Abubakar addressing NIFSTers during the Dinner at the Government House Kano.
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