Description

Soya Beans is a leguminous crop whose importance and economic benefits cannot be over emphasized. Products that can be gotten from Soya Bean include Soy Cake, Soy oil, Full Fat Soya, Soy meal, soy meal, soy flour, soy milk, tofu, textured vegetable protein amongst other things.

The major emphasis of this study is the commercial production of soy- dawadaw.  Dawadawa is the Hausa name for fermented food condiment made from locust / soy bean. It is also known as “Iru” and “Ogiri-Igala” in Yorubaland and Igboland respectively.

A condiment is something such as a sauce, that is added to some foods to impart a particular flavor, enhance its flavor, or in some cultures, to complement the dish.

Seasoning belongs to the food and beverage sub-sector of the consumer market, which is estimated to worth about N 14.7 trillion.Seasonings include local and imported brands.

Dawadawa is one of the most important traditional food condiments in the Savanah region of West and Central Africa where the locust bean tree grow abundantly.

The estimated production capacity of the plant is 2,250,000 sachets of 100g of soy-dawadawa per annum at 80% of the installed capacity. The market for local condiments is national. With a population of over 165 million people and an estimated national population growth rate of 5.7% per annum ,an average economic growth rate of 3.5% per annum in the past five {5} years, Nigeria has a large market for local condiments.