Post by Ismail AbdulAzeez on Jun 23, 2019 22:23:51 GMT 1
The nation's economy will grow fast by creating an enabling environment for young people to become entrepreneurs by processing agro products. Food processing is directly related to agriculture and offers many jobs.
Food processing has contributed to small and marginal farmers’ income through fresh sales of agric products and value addition.
By establishing mega food processing industries, more job opportunities will be created as young people and farmers will be trained to adopt food processing techniques.
In order to strengthen the linkage between food industry and domestic agriculture, fostering food processing to use domestic agricultural materials in rural areas is of great importance.
Rural development can only be possible through establishment of agro-based industries, adding that rural food processing industry plays a vital role in rural poverty alleviation and sustainable development.
Agro based industries play significant role in the Nigerian economy by providing employment opportunities to the rural population and livehood to majority of the people.
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the food processing sector will help generate employment opportunities and will put the country on fast growth and development.
This is a call to promote food processing industry, as it would immensely help in reducing post-harvest wastage, and directly add to the incomes of the farmers and investors.
Encouraging food processing SMEs will enable the development of a business chain, which can continuously support other businesses across the value chain that deliver products for both domestic and international markets.
Also, the potential of rural food processing industry to tackle unemployment challenges is yet to be fully exploited. Youths, especially the unemployed graduates should take advantage of the opportunities and gains in the food processing industry in a bid to add value to themselves and the society at large.
Development of the segment is extremely critical to meet the national imperative of generation of significant levels of employment across the country.
This will help nurture and support the development of new age entrepreneurs, who have the potential to create globally competitive businesses.
Value-added food processing takes raw food ingredients and transforms them into higher value edible food products.
Food processing has contributed to small and marginal farmers’ income through fresh sales of agric products and value addition.
By establishing mega food processing industries, more job opportunities will be created as young people and farmers will be trained to adopt food processing techniques.
In order to strengthen the linkage between food industry and domestic agriculture, fostering food processing to use domestic agricultural materials in rural areas is of great importance.
Rural development can only be possible through establishment of agro-based industries, adding that rural food processing industry plays a vital role in rural poverty alleviation and sustainable development.
Agro based industries play significant role in the Nigerian economy by providing employment opportunities to the rural population and livehood to majority of the people.
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the food processing sector will help generate employment opportunities and will put the country on fast growth and development.
This is a call to promote food processing industry, as it would immensely help in reducing post-harvest wastage, and directly add to the incomes of the farmers and investors.
Encouraging food processing SMEs will enable the development of a business chain, which can continuously support other businesses across the value chain that deliver products for both domestic and international markets.
Also, the potential of rural food processing industry to tackle unemployment challenges is yet to be fully exploited. Youths, especially the unemployed graduates should take advantage of the opportunities and gains in the food processing industry in a bid to add value to themselves and the society at large.
Development of the segment is extremely critical to meet the national imperative of generation of significant levels of employment across the country.
This will help nurture and support the development of new age entrepreneurs, who have the potential to create globally competitive businesses.
Value-added food processing takes raw food ingredients and transforms them into higher value edible food products.
