As part of efforts at addressing the challenges facing a global demand for safe food, the Food Processing and Value Addition Programme of Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Development and Sustainable Environment (CEADESE) has organised a Five-Day Training Workshop on Food Processing.
Professor Okanlawon Onagbesan, Director of CEADESE at the workshop said that food industries are facing the challenges of shifting their mode of operation from supply-oriented to demand-oriented processing activities, which would lead to substantial value addition to raw agricultural products.
Professor Onagbesan, who was represented by the Communication Officer of CEADESE, Professor Olusegun Folorunso, said the training was aimed at making participants competent food processors and value addition experts because there was a need to improve the capacity of processors in the specialised areas of Food Processing and Storage Technology in the West Africa sub-region.
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He added that the food processing aspect would deal with value addition to agricultural materials that are compatible with the needs of the sub-region, while the storage technology aspect would focus on the application of current and adaptable storage techniques to ensure product availability all year round.
He also said the training would cover industrial processing of dairy products, fundamentals of meat processing and production, among others.
Professor Lateef Sanni, the Workshop Coordinator noted that not every food can be taken in their natural form, hence, the reasons for processing to make it safe for human consumption.
Professor Sanni who was represented by Deputy Dean, Student Affairs Professor Taofik Shittu added that the programme is an endowment from the World Bank, which gives the opportunity to trained personnel to become experts in handling numerous agricultural products.
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