Post-harvest
7 Dec
The Federal Government has trained and empowered 30 women farmers in Ekiti State on Plantain and Pineapple postharvest handling and value addition in line with the initiatives of employment generation and wealth creation.
25 Nov
As part of plans to increase agricultural production and reduce post-harvest losses, the Niger State government has entered into a partnership with Chinese Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone facilities in Chengdu, Mianyang, and De Yang City, all within Sichuan Province, to acquire more knowledge to improve the quality of agricultural products. Speaking to newsmen after their…
12 Nov
A non-governmental organisation, Sahel Consulting Agriculture and Nutrition Ltd, has raised concerns over the yearly loss of 40 per cent agricultural produce amid food scarcity in the country.
26 Oct
While about $200m are lost globally to post harvest losses of agricultural commodities, 10 per cent of the losses incurred in the sector in Nigeria is within the region of N5b.
2 Sep
Propak has pledged to implement cold chain technologies to reduce post-harvest loss and e-commerce platforms for food distribution during its forthcoming conference.
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