Technology, Processing Have Made Cassava Very Safe - Mr. Samuel Afolayan

Date: 2012-07-10

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.

Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Yaru     Aliyu Alhassan     Elewu     LEAH Charity Foundation     Galadima     Makama Of Kaiama     Tunji Moronfoye     Saka Balikis Kehinde     Gobir Organization Foundation     Tanke     Solomon Edoja     Medview Airlines     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     IHS     Okasanmi Ajayi     Omotoso     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Saidu Yaro Musa     Abdulmutalib Shittu     Rasaq Jimoh     Muhammadu Gobir     Press Release     Baba-Isale     Lateef Fagbemi     Bisi Oyeleke     Sulyman Tejidini     Shehu Jimoh     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Saheed Akinwumi     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     University Road     Issa Manzuma     Ijagbo     Tope Daramola     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     Jani Ibrahim     Moshood Bakare     Saad Belgore     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Yusuf Arowosaye     Christian Association Of Nigeria     Simon Sayomi     Turaki     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Aro Yahaya     Ndama Al-hassan     Paul Olawoore     Adisa Logun     Metro Park     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Tosho Yaqub     GAMA     Akeem Olatunji     Wole Oke     Sarah Jubril     Amuda Bembe     Ibrahim Labaika     RTEAN     Yusuf Abubakar     Abdulazeez Uthman     Sherif Sagaya     Sarah Alade     Kayode Alabi     Orire     Shonga     Summit University     Bursary     Makama Of Ilorin     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Moses Adekanye     Abdulrazaq Akorede     Tsaragi     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Sunday Fagbemi    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Aminu Adisa Logun     Saad Omo\'ya     Samari     Deji Ajani     Issa Oloruntogun     TIC     Madawaki     College Of Education     Abdullateef Abdussalam     Gamji Members Association     Saad Omo Iya     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Yahaya Muhammad     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     Erubu     Police Commissioner     Kolade Solagberu     Chief Imam Of Offa     Ayo Opadokun     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Alapansapa     Musibau Akanji     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Olokoba Sulyman     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Olabanji Orilonishe     Saba Jibril     Kwara TV     Aliyu Muhammed     Okeose Christian Cementary     Pius Abioje     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Toyin Abdullahi     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Shaaba Lafiagi     Kazeem Adekanye     Tunde Yusuf     Balogun Ajikobi     Sabo-Oke     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     James Kolo     Muhammed Akanbi     Share/Tsaragi     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Hamza Usman     Tunji Folami     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Nigeria Governors\' Forum     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Garba Idris Ajia     Shuaib Abdulkadir     Bank Of Industry     Orisun Igbomina     Ayo Adeyemi     Kunle Suleiman     Afonja Descendants Union     NaAllah     Ajikobi     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Issa Baba     Sulaiman Gado     Idris Garuba     Titus Ashaolu     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Okin Biscuits     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Ibrahim Akaje     Lateef Alagbonsi     Budo Egba     Abubakar Baba     Sanusi Abubakar