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Transforming Africa’s Food Preservation Against Post-Harvest Loss: A Case for Freezing and Packaging Sweet Potatoes Africa is blessed with abundant agricultural resources, yet it is challenged with the paradox that food wastage often coexists with food scarcity. This challenge is particularly associated with perishable crops like potatoes, which are often abundant in their season but…

The Nutritional Powerhouses: Health Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables in Human Nutrition Fruits and vegetables are nature’s gifts, brimming with an array of essential nutrients that play a vital role in promoting human health. Their vibrant colors, enticing flavors, and diverse textures are not just appealing to the senses; they also provide an abundance of…

Urban Farming Ideas Imagine having fresh veggies at your beck and call! . . . And imagine that coming off your shopping list! Many crops can be grown in containers on the balcony, backyard, and within the compound of the house. These include leafy vegetables, tomatoes, peppers, carrots, yams, sweet potatoes and many more. Containers…

The United Kingdom has announced that over 3,000 Nigerian products, including cocoa and cashew, can now enter the UK market either duty-free or at reduced tariffs. The Country Director for the UK Department for Business and Trade, Mark Smithson, announced this move, which is part of the UK’s Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS), in a…

There is bell pepper (tataṣe) and there is tataṣe XL 😯 To illustrate the sizes of these peppers, the smaller pepper is the same size as a regular tissue roll. I sometimes ask myself if some of these extra-large vegetables are a different variety of the same family or the same variety of the same family that…