In a bid to promote the availability and affordability of agricultural products, about fifty corps members in Kwara have been trained on value addition and post harvest management of agricultural commodities.
The training which took place in Ilorin, kwara state capital was conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) on value addition to such agricultural commodities as fish, roots and tubers, grains, fruits and vegetables, as well as packaging.
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the five-day training programme organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) in Ilorin, the Executive Director of the institute, Professor Lateef Sanni, said the objective of the programme was to encourage self-reliance, self-employment and ensure productivity for the youth.
The NSPRI boss, who said that agriculture is no longer an art, but rather a business enterprise that blossoms everyday due to recent happenings, added that value addition to agricultural products is a viable and trendy aspect of agribusiness that creates job opportunities, increases farmers’ income, ensures abundance of food and reduces loss.
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