Technology, Processing Have Made Cassava Very Safe

Date: 2012-07-01

THE Executive Director of Agricultural Management and Training Institute (ARMTI) Ilorin, Mr. Samuel Afolayan has rated the cassava-supplement baked food as richer and safer for consumption for diabetes' patients than the much-touted food with wheat flour base.

Afolayan, who was at Fufu, headquarters of Ilorin South Local Government Area (LGA) of Kwara state, said the varieties of the cassava grown locally are no longer dangerous due to the absence of cyanide in them. Besides, due to proper processing techniques, the cassava products have become safe for human consumption.

"We should all support the initiative of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture in the area of encouraging the use of certain percentage of cassava flour for baking in the country. I had tasted some of the baked food produced with this cassava flour and they are even better than the ones we are used to. We need to emulate the people of Bangladesh, who cultivate rice and can eat same three times a day. Our tongue will later adjust to what we produce."

The event was the Village Alive Development Association (VADA), organised by the ARMTI for villagers in the State in order to sensitise them on the inherent benefits in the association rather than solitary struggle for survival.

The programme which drew many villagers to the venue apart from being a capacity building endeavour was also aimed at encouraging the establishment of savings and credit scheme while proffering solutions to their challenges especially in the area of agricultural development.

The programme recently resuscitated under the leadership of the director will also be introduced to people of Elerinjare in Ifelodun Local Government Area (LGA), also Falokun-Oja and Apaola LGs.

According to the ARMTI boss, "cassava is less dangerous than wheat to diabetes patients. But the fact is that some olden days varieties of cassava were more dangerous and had health hazards due to the presence of cyanide in them.

Today, however, people consuming cassava understand the various processing methods that are not hazardous to health. Are you aware of a variety that people use in pounding like yam tubers?"

Afolayan while equally rating the local rice as better and richer in calories than the imported ones, warned of the consequences of continued importation of rice, just as he urges that some of the various relevant agric institutes should be mandated in the area of machine designing in rice shelling process.

He noted, "Our rice is better. What scares people away from the consumption of our rice is the pebbles in them. Therefore, relevant agencies should be asked to design de-stoning machines that could make the processing free of pebbles."

Alhaji Baba Bello represented the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari at the event.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Balogun Fulani     Tunde Kazeem     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Third Estate     Iyeru Grammar School     Rashidi Yekini     Ayobami Seriki     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Muhammadu Buhari     Elections     Kayode Issa     Aliyu Kora Sabi     QuickWin     Amasa     New Nigeria People’s Party     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     NYSC     Lawan     Playing Host     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Ilorin     Saka Adeyemo     AIT Ilorin     Jimoh Akani     Ilesha-Gwanara     Yakubu Dogara     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Alagbado     Idris Garuba     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Kunle Okeowo     Read With Me     Memunat Monsuma     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Abubakar Olusola Saraki     Ilorin International Airport     John Olajide Adedipe     Ganmo     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Oba Of Jebba     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Yeketi     M.Y. Abdulrahaman     Olabode Towoju     Katibi Ibraheem Adeola     FOMWAN     Bashir Badawi     Demola Banu     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     Femi Ogunsola     Oluwatoyin Lukman     Suleiman Idris     Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah     Makama     Ado Ibrahim     Michael Nzwekwe     Hausa     Aminu Ado Bayero     Danhawa     Diagnostic Centre     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     Aso Ofi     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Baruten     Shonga     Ebola     Oke-Odo     Kola Adesina     ENetSuD     Ghali Muhammed     Olatunde Jare     Muritala Olarewaju     Rapheal Ashaolu     Isiaka Gold     Azeez Bello     Dan-Kazeem    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Halimah Perogi     Harafat E. Mukadam     Hassanat Bello     Sunday Otokiti     Isiaka Gold     Babaloja-General     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Jaigbade Alao     Bashirat Bola Bello     Tosin Saraki     Iyiola Oyedepo     Umar Gunu     UTME     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Ayodele Shittu     Abdulrasheed Akogun     Sarkin Malamai     Muyideen Ajani Bello     Harmony Holdings     Aliyu Kora-Sabi     Hausa     Abubakar Aliagan     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Dele Belgore     Labour Party     All Peoples Party     Local Government     KWASIEC     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Dan Iya     Obasanjo     Jare Olatundun     Elelu     ER-KANG     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Aliyu Sabi     Belgore     Samuel Adaramola     Owo Isowo     Forgo Battery     Mustapha Olanipekun     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     General Hospital, Offa     GRA     IHS Towers     Sango-UITH Road     Revenue Court     Paul Olawoore     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Fulani     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Dairo Kunle Paul     Saka Keji     Kabir Shagaya     National Information Technology Development Agency     Moses Salami     Rotimi Oyedepo     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Seun Bolaji     Guber Aspirant     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     April 11     Olaoye B. Felix     Elekoyangan     07039448763     Muhammed Akanbi     Ishaq Salman     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Ajasse-Ipo     Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen     Grillo     SDP     Mutawali     Mutawali Of Ilorin     Yahaya A Paniyaro