VCIP on Rice Processing/Marketing

This Value Chain Investment Plan is developed to further scale up the processor and improve on the processing capability of the beneficiary. This will enable the processor to increase the volume of milled rice and increase/expand the areas of distribution, thereby getting more products to the high-end market due to improved quality of the product.

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VCIP on Aquaculture Processing

The project objective is to strengthen and increase the quantity of smoked fish by COS AQUACULTURE SUPPORT SERVICES by 75%, and also strengthen fish processing system with a view to ensuring that fish investment attain an exportable status within the project life. The Output of fish processed will increase from 20 tons to 35 tons per annum and also there will be increase in number of jobs created

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Technology Demonstration on Wet Tomato Processing

APPEALS Project Kano State Co-ordinating Office in collaboration with NSPRI Kano zonal office facilitated a Demonstration entitled Interactive/Practical Demonstration on Improved Processing and Packaging Technologies for Wet Tomato Products and shelf-life extension of Tomato Fruits. The demonstration intended to address the gaps and challenges that are being faced by stakeholders in tomato production and processing, including the need to build food security in tomato. The Demonstration gathered 120 participants working in tomato production and/or nutrition programme sector of Kano State Nigeria. The Demonstration was a great opportunity to bring participants from various groups together to learn improved techniques in production…

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TOMATO Greenhouse Technology Demonstration in collaboration with NIHORT and TERRA-TIGA

A three-day demonstration on greenhouse installation and Practices was conducted to 350 (200 Males: 150 Females) farmers at Bagauda Fisheries institute (Demo plot Site). Among them were 5 people with disability. The participants were enlightened on the numerous benefits of greenhouse technology, the profit to be accrued and Maximum number of plants it can comfortably contain. He further stated that the tunnel size (24 x 8m) contains 6 beds of 2 rows making 12 rows. The intra-row spacing of 60cm will give a plant population of 480. The weight of fruit per plant is estimated at 7kg. Therefore, the estimated…

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