■ ” REDEFINED” AGROPRENUERIAL EMPOWERMENT / DEMONSTRATIVE SEMINARS IN ( Postharvest ) FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY. ( ON – THE FARM )

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OBSERVATIONS

In Africa, Nigeria in particular, while the knowledge in techniques and practices of Agronomy, Agric mechanization, GMO, and Digital Platform model technology amongst others are increasingly improving the yield in agricultural production, the POST HARVEST HANDLING / Food Processing of the available produce is not given the expected attention leading to losses of the produce.

Nigeria lost about 40% of her farm produce annually due to:

1. Lack of On-the farm Processing
2. Poor storage facilities,
3. Infrastructural deficit eg good roads and bridges, rural areas feeder roads network.
4. Lack of adequate electricity for cooling (ColdChain maintainance )
5. Lack of adequate knowledge in Food Processing Technology (Post-harvest handling ) .eg Food Preservation from spoilage Bacteria and Fungal attack, Packaging Technology amongst others.

The aforementioned had kept Nigeria’s import-dependent on items we should be exporting. While our teeming youthful population and the unemployed graduates are mere casual factory hands of the Asians involved in Food Processing. Thereby increasing the grinding poverty.

OUR AIM

At WUFAS AGR0Net, we envisioned a Paradigm shift by breaking through the stereotypical limitation of traditional paralysis and freeze of the normal classroom education to “RELEVANT” industrial competence, towards Sustainable Food Security and Value Chain Development to make Nigeria the Food basket in Africa and beyond especially in the optics of the emerging AFCFTA and International commodity market through WUFAS AGR0Net’s redefined Agroprenuerial Empowerment in Food Processing Technology enabled through various years of experiences in the Food Industries.

CHINA’S EXPERIENCE

China used to be a poverty-ridden country until she took advantage of well-tailored industrial policies and support investment climate in Low and Medium transfer between 1980 – the 1990s, at the start of her reform and opening up policy when Low and Medium -end industries flocked from advanced Western countries and Japan to take advantage of the then China’s relatively cheap labour cost, towards this development, the Chinese learned the act of RELEVANT Industrial competence and today China is in numero Uno.

Like China, Nigeria’s industrial development is a function of the LEADERSHIP DISPOSITION and policy choices they make or did not make.

It’s noteworthy, however, that the present administration launched the PRESIDENTIAL ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION INITIATIVE (PEDI) – The Core Working Group (CWG ) in the thematic areas of Nutrition, Health, and Education must be REAPPRAISED especially in Nutrition – Agroprenuerial Food Processing Technology is very vital.

OUR TRAINING IS FOCUSED ON THE “YOUTHS” IN POST HARVEST HANDLING (PROCESSING ) OF RAW FOOD MATERIALS INTO MANUFACTURED CONSUMABLES BY THE TEEMING YOUTHFUL POPULATION AND THE UNEMPLOYED GRADUATES THE AIM OF WHICH IS ENSURING “GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS AND INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES” BY DETAILING THE ETHICS OF FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS:

Water Treatment, Packaging, preservation, Quality control concept, Food mgt System, etc.

While we give Improvised Demonstrations of various classes of Foods.

METHODS OF DELIVERY

We elucidate information through fundamentals:

• Lectures
• Flow Chart of Food Processing.
• Improvised Demonstrations
• Electronic media
• We publish Free online lecture journals on Food Security on our Facebook page ( WUFAS AGRONET), FAO, World Food Programme, and UN Global Goals For Sustainable Development (online ).
• We also feature in some newspaper publications such as BUSINESS HALLMARK, LEADERSHIP, etc.

■ FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY is the conversion of raw Food materials into alternative readily consumables. The Technology involves Hydrolysis – gelatinization, Fermentation, Size reduction (increase in surface area), Homogenization, Prevention against natural elements eg Oxidation, Rancidity etc.

■ Food Nutrition and Biochemistry is another application of Food processing giving Scientific explanation to the nature of Food substances.

CLASSES OF FOODS

• Water Treatment / Packaging
• Beverages– Alcoholic and non-alcoholic
• Dairy Products eg Different types of Yoghurt, Cheese, Butter, and Sour cream.
• Dry mix eg (Custard powder ).
• Baking and pastries
• Oil extraction, Veg oil, Oil seed.
• Fruits and vegetables
• Cereals Technology (Rice milling Technology )
• Root Crops Technology ( Cassava, Sweet potatoes, Ginger )
• Sugar Technology.
• Distillation (Ethanol )
• Drying Technology etc.
• Carcass Quality Mgt
• Fish, Poultry, and Livestock industries.

● LECTURES

The art of Food Processing Technology on the aforementioned are taught by various methods due to the degree of complexities and availability of the ( Unit Operations ) equipment involved while IMPROVISED equipment is used for the first 3- three- (not in all cases) classes of Foods.

● Flow charts are used for Complex Unit Operations. These are graphic/diagrams representation of movement from one stage to the next indicating applied engineering quantities eg time, temperature, etc.

● UNIT OPERATIONS are the application of various Mechanical Engineering used to affect Production / Processing methods such as the Mixing, Fluid flow, Filtration system, Heat transfer, Pasteurization, Cooling, Centrifugation, Distillation column, etc.

● WATER TREATMENT – The World Health Organization standard must be adhered to in the Physical, Chemical, Trace, and Toxic Heavy metals and Microbiology.

●QUALITY CONTROL CONCEPT – Behind every processed Food is a long and highly regulated Quality control process that maintains the processed Foods Integrity and protects consumer health.

● FOOD FORTIFICATION – This is the supplementation of various deficiencies in Processed Foods. Such as Vitamins, Minerals, Flavouring, etc.

● PACKAGING – The various functions are :

-Easy Handling, Prevention against shock, Giving exact weight, Prevention against natural elements eg oxygen, Moisture, temperature as well as aesthetics values enhancement, etc

● PRESERVATION — Different types of Preservative .methods are:

Chemical, Heat transfer ( Pasteurization ), Cold Chain, Vacuum, Inert gas, Ozone gas etc.

● FOOD MGT. SYSTEM– This includes the specifics of NAFDAC (Std. Agency ) such as Maintainance of the aesthetic beauty of the Production premises, Food laws enforcement in Processing, Personal Hygiene, Hygienic manufacturing Practices, Cleaning, Housekeeping, Visitors handling etc.

● RISK ASSESSMENT and MANAGEMENT.

• The triangular causative of fire.
• Control.

The above and many more are only the abridged summaries of our Agroprenuerial Empowerment in Sustainable Food Security and Value Chain Development.

The Followings are the various experiences acquired during the foray of our Principal into the Food Processing Industries.

■ The Factory Mgr NIYAMCO Bacita kw. state – Ethanol Distillation from Molasses.

■ BrewMaster North Brewery Ltd Kano.

■ Production Mgr. Seven Up Bottling Company plc Lagos.

■ Tech. Sales Mgr, Cadbury Nig plc .Lagos.

■ GM Lister flour Mills Ibadan.

■Plant Mgr – Prime Distillery and Vintners Sango Ota Lagos.

■ CEO WUFASON FOODS – Dairy & Beverages. ( Diff types of Yoghurt & flavor drinks )

● SIWES – Lafia Canning Industy Ibadan. — Fruits Canning

■ NYSC SAED (skill Acquisition Empowerment Development ) Partner in Food Processing & Preservation INSTRUCTOR LAGOS. (Currently ).

At WUFAS AGR0Net, We are Competent and Reliable Food Processing Technologists in Human Capital Development Consultancy in Food Processing Technology enhancing Global Competitiveness and International Best Practices for the teeming youthful population, unemployed graduates, ecopreneurs, and other Food handlers through our Agroprenuerial Empowerment in Post-harvest handling. Towards Sustainable Food Security and Value Chain Development in line with UN 2030 SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURITY DEVELOPMENT AGENDA
Our Contact 08034064270, 08157784430. Fb page WUFAS AGRONET. Email wufasagronet@gmail.com.