Kwara trains women, students in potato processing
The Kwara State Government, in conjunction with the Agricultural Development Project have trained over 40 women and students on the processing of sweet potatoes into confectionaries.
The one-day training workshop, held at the Ministry of Agriculture Headquarters in Ilorin, Kwara State on Wednesday, had in attendance the principal officers of the ministry, nutritionists, students and staff of the Ministry of Agriculture and ADP.
Declaring the workshop open, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mallam AbdulLateef Alakawa, said the training would add value to the state government's programmes on food security.
While appreciating the organisers of the workshop, the commissioner, who was represented by the Director of Agriculture Services, Alhassan Mohammed, disclosed that the present administration would spare no efforts at ensuring availability of nutritious food and wellness of the people in the state.
He explained that the training would further help in eradicating poverty especially among women and youths in the state.
In her opening remarks, the Managing Director, KWADP, Dr. Khadijat Ahmed, disclosed that the training was conceptualised to address the prevalence issue of malnutrition in the country.
Ahmed, who is also a nutritionist, identified deficiency of vitamins in the body system as the major cause of blindness.
She appealed to well meaning individuals, corporate organisations, non-governmental organisations, and government at all levels to join the campaign against malnutrition in the country.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Police Commissioner Saheed Popoola Kwara State University Of Education Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa Emir Of Yashikira Saka Adeyemo Kupchi Hosea Maxwell Baba Adini Of Kwara State Babaloja-General Medview Airlines Owu Fall Danladi Aiyedun Shehu Salau Press Release Al-Hikmah Radio Arandun International Vocational Centre Umar Ahmed Gunu Abdulkareem Alabi GRA Joseph Bamigboye Idris Amosa Saidu Yahaya Seriki Gbenga Olawepo Yusuf Olaolu Ali Elerin Of Adanla Irese Akeem Olatunji Oloriegbe Government House First Lady Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station Kwarareports.com Deji Ajani Rafiu Ibrahim Oja-Oba AbdulGaniyu Kareem Lawal Jimoh Obayomi Azeez Abdulrahman Abdulrazak Lateef Alagbonsi Elerinjare Ilorin Talaka Parapo (ITP) The Herald Ahmed Alhasssan Kuliyan Geri Musa Yeketi Offa Descendants Union Zulkifli Ibraheem Just Event Online Ishaq Abdulkarim Saudat Abdulbaqi Jawondo Mamman Saba Jibril Sa\'adu Salau MINILS TESCOM 2025 Rashidi Yekini Adebayo Salami Odogun Olushola Gabriel Illyasu Abdullahi Nigeria Association Of Women Journalists Student Learning Support Helpline Ganiyu Taofiq Ilorin East Olomu Crystal Corner Shops Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen Ado Bayero Neo Mundo Ltd Harafat E. Mukadam ER-KANG Roseline Oni Aremu Ilorin General Hospital Suleman Abubakar Council Of The Wise Omotoso Musa

