In Nigeria, agriculture has remained the largest sector of the economy. It generates employment for about 70% of Nigeria’s population and contributes about 40% to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with crops accounting for 80%, livestock 13%, forestry 3% and fishery 4%. It plays significant roles in […]
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Soap is the traditional washing compound made from the saponification of oil fats and caustic alkali. Commercially, the fat is sourced from tallow, lard, palm oil, palm kernel oil, coconut oil, marine oil, etc. Although at present, palm oil and palm kernel oil for the local soap […]
Read more →Biscuit is an important item of bakery industry. It has now become a common item of consumption among all classes of people. With tea or coffee, biscuit makes a tasty nutritious snack. Biscuit is highly nutritious, easy to digest and can be preserved for a long time. […]
Read more →Tomato is one of the major vegetable crops produced in Nigeria, being highly perishable in nature; it has a limited shelf life. It creates glut during it short production season and become very scarce and expensive during it off season, its short life and inadequate processing and […]
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