Federal Ministry of Science and
Technology says it will intensify effort in employing Research and
Development in processing indigenous crops into nutritious foods.
Abayomi Oguntade, its Director of
Bio-resource Technology Department, made this known during an interview with newsmen
today in Abuja,
explaining that improving food processing is part of the effort of the
government to add values to the usage of home-grown crops.
He also explained that
agricultural waste such as cassava peel and okra had been appropriately
processed and blended with conventional feed ingredients into nutritious feed
for a day old broiler chicks.Oguntade further expressed optimism that effective plan of the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonaya Onu, to boost indigenous technology in the nation would fast-track national development.
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