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UNEMPLOYMENT
In Nigeria, the unemployment rate is about 33.3% . While about 219 Universities and many Polytechnics are churning out yet thousands annually into unemployment. At this juncture, there is the need to Redefine the Entrepreneurial Education in line with the agricultural sectoral demands. Agriculture has been the largest employer of labour overtime with about 55% providing about 22% yield of the national Food supplies. The Pre harvest Agricultural productions are mostly on subsistence level with no adequate Post harvest (Processing ) handling .resulting in wastages ( about 40% )
Food Insecurity in West Africa ( 424.4million population ) was as a result of little or dismal attention placed on Post harvest operations(Processing ) by farmers and other stakeholders in Food industries . Making the region to be import depended.
The Federal and State governments must play a pivotal role as a platform to train and build capacity of the teeming youthful population , the unemployed / underemployed graduates and other Food handlers in the Sustainable Food Security and Value Chain Development. Nigeria is blessed with landmass of about 93million square kilometres 71% is cultivable while only 38% is cultivated.
Limitless employment opportunities abounds for the teeming youthful population in both the pre harvest and post harvest Agricultural activities which are : Handling, Storage, Processing, Packaging, Distribution and Marketing. It is asserted with good authority that without good and result oriented Post harvest value chain the whole efforts put into pre harvest farming will be useless.

THE RUDIMENTARY ETHICS OF FOOD PROCESSING.
To be globally competitive in Food Processing there are “Ethics ” that will result in International Best Practices if sequencetailly adopted. eg
-Water treatment , it is globally recognised that poor water quality will produce poor quality products. hence the need for adequate understanding of water treatment.

• Food management system – this includes Food laws, Personal Hygiene, Hygienic manufacturing practice and utensils etc
• Food Preservation – for longer shelve life
• Food Packaging – various packaging functions exisit as for mechanical handling, ,Prevention against natural elements eg oxygen, Moisture, temperature as well as aesthetics values enhancement etc
• Quality control – Quality assurance
• Cost control
• Risk Management – HACCP. ETC ETC
  FOOD PROCESSING OPERATIONS
  Application of various Unit Operations ( equipment ) in food processing that will convert the raw food crops materials into manufactured and bye – products eg Filtration, Distillation, Mixing, Pasteurization, Cooling, Milling etc.
  Avenues for agroprenuerial activities are limitless such as :
• Stock piling Food crops / stuff for sale due to seasonality of production and irregularities in agricultural products Poduce are usually procure at peak seasons when prices are cheap to be sold at off season at higher prices thereby creating consumers satisfaction and ensuring more jobs in distribution and marketing activities.
  ‘ Others include sales of Agrochemicals and other farming imputs.
  –Primary Processing as in Processing of roots , tubers and cereals crops into dried chips and flours. Such as Garri processing, Starch, Beverages and others. Fisheries, Poultry, Animal husbandry and feed mills are other avenues for agroprenuerial activities. Further more on the primary Processing we have Smoked dried fish Fruits and vegetables Processing and packaging for exportation.
  In more advanced Food Processing ,we have production of concentrate from fruits vegetables and cereal . eg from Soghium we have glucose powder or syrup, flavour concentrate from Orange, peach, Strawberry etc. Malted barley is brewed into alcoholic beverages. .
• Provision of services such as Consultancy or advisory services in agro allied industries.
  — Machinery and equipment maintenance, leasing and sales to stakeholders in agro allied.
  — The youths are very essential in the road map to Post harvest management they could be direct agency for promotion in the sector.

SUGGESTIONS
■ A veritable youthful catchment area into capacity building in sustainable development in Food security is National Youth Service Corp. (NYSC) The Skill Aquisition Entrepreneurial Development (SAED) should be made compulsory for participants just as it’s done in a Middle East country where the youths are conscripted into defence sector , today they are a reference in that regards.
■ The Core Working Group ( CWG) must be reappraised for optimum contributions in the thematic areas of Education, Health and Nutrition .

.At Wufas Agronet, we are Competent and Reliable Food Technologists into Human Capital Development Consultancy in Food Processing. Detailing the Ethics of Food Processing and Principles.
Email: wufasagronet@gmail.com

FOOD SECURITY

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT IN AGROPENUERAIL SECTOR.
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……@WufasAgronet, we don’t know more than Food.

 ✅Earned  'FAO'  Top  Fan  barge .
 ✅Member NAAJ, IFAJ  & AFAN.

UNEMPLOYMENT
In Nigeria, the unemployment rate is about 33.3% . While about 219 Universities and many Polytechnics are churning out yet thousands annually into unemployment. At this juncture, there is the need to Redefine the Entrepreneurial Education in line with the agricultural sectoral demands. Agriculture has been the largest employer of labour overtime with about 55% providing about 22% yield of the national Food supplies. The Pre harvest Agricultural productions are mostly on subsistence level with no adequate Post harvest (Processing ) handling .resulting in wastages ( about 40% )
Food Insecurity in West Africa ( 424.4million population ) was as a result of little or dismal attention placed on Post harvest operations(Processing ) by farmers and other stakeholders in Food industries . Making the region to be import depended.
The Federal and State governments must play a pivotal role as a platform to train and build capacity of the teeming youthful population , the unemployed / underemployed graduates and other Food handlers in the Sustainable Food Security and Value Chain Development. Nigeria is blessed with landmass of about 93million square kilometres 71% is cultivable while only 38% is cultivated.
Limitless employment opportunities abounds for the teeming youthful population in both the pre harvest and post harvest Agricultural activities which are : Handling, Storage, Processing, Packaging, Distribution and Marketing. It is asserted with good authority that without good and result oriented Post harvest value chain the whole efforts put into pre harvest farming will be useless.

THE RUDIMENTARY ETHICS OF FOOD PROCESSING.
To be globally competitive in Food Processing there are “Ethics ” that will result in International Best Practices if sequencetailly adopted. eg
-Water treatment , it is globally recognised that poor water quality will produce poor quality products. hence the need for adequate understanding of water treatment.

• Food management system – this includes Food laws, Personal Hygiene, Hygienic manufacturing practice and utensils etc
• Food Preservation – for longer shelve life
• Food Packaging – various packaging functions exisit as for mechanical handling, ,Prevention against natural elements eg oxygen, Moisture, temperature as well as aesthetics values enhancement etc
• Quality control – Quality assurance
• Cost control
• Risk Management – HACCP. ETC ETC
  FOOD PROCESSING OPERATIONS
  Application of various Unit Operations ( equipment ) in food processing that will convert the raw food crops materials into manufactured and bye – products eg Filtration, Distillation, Mixing, Pasteurization, Cooling, Milling etc.
  Avenues for agroprenuerial activities are limitless such as :
• Stock piling Food crops / stuff for sale due to seasonality of production and irregularities in agricultural products Poduce are usually procure at peak seasons when prices are cheap to be sold at off season at higher prices thereby creating consumers satisfaction and ensuring more jobs in distribution and marketing activities.
  ‘ Others include sales of Agrochemicals and other farming imputs.
  –Primary Processing as in Processing of roots , tubers and cereals crops into dried chips and flours. Such as Garri processing, Starch, Beverages and others. Fisheries, Poultry, Animal husbandry and feed mills are other avenues for agroprenuerial activities. Further more on the primary Processing we have Smoked dried fish Fruits and vegetables Processing and packaging for exportation.
  In more advanced Food Processing ,we have production of concentrate from fruits vegetables and cereal . eg from Soghium we have glucose powder or syrup, flavour concentrate from Orange, peach, Strawberry etc. Malted barley is brewed into alcoholic beverages. .
• Provision of services such as Consultancy or advisory services in agro allied industries.
  — Machinery and equipment maintenance, leasing and sales to stakeholders in agro allied.
  — The youths are very essential in the road map to Post harvest management they could be direct agency for promotion in the sector.

SUGGESTIONS
■ A veritable youthful catchment area into capacity building in sustainable development in Food security is National Youth Service Corp. (NYSC) The Skill Aquisition Entrepreneurial Development (SAED) should be made compulsory for participants just as it’s done in a Middle East country where the youths are conscripted into defence sector , today they are a reference in that regards.
■ The Core Working Group ( CWG) must be reappraised for optimum contributions in the thematic areas of Education, Health and Nutrition .

.At Wufas Agronet, we are Competent and Reliable Food Technologists into Human Capital Development Consultancy in Food Processing. Detailing the Ethics of Food Processing and Principles.
Email: wufasagronet@gmail.com

Www.wufasagronet.com

……@WufasAgronet, we don’t know more than Food.

 ✅Earned  'FAO'  Top  Fan  barge .
 ✅Member NAAJ, IFAJ  & AFAN.

UNEMPLOYMENT
In Nigeria, the unemployment rate is about 33.3% . While about 219 Universities and many Polytechnics are churning out yet thousands annually into unemployment. At this juncture, there is the need to Redefine the Entrepreneurial Education in line with the agricultural sectoral demands. Agriculture has been the largest employer of labour overtime with about 55% providing about 22% yield of the national Food supplies. The Pre harvest Agricultural productions are mostly on subsistence level with no adequate Post harvest (Processing ) handling .resulting in wastages ( about 40% )
Food Insecurity in West Africa ( 424.4million population ) was as a result of little or dismal attention placed on Post harvest operations(Processing ) by farmers and other stakeholders in Food industries . Making the region to be import depended.
The Federal and State governments must play a pivotal role as a platform to train and build capacity of the teeming youthful population , the unemployed / underemployed graduates and other Food handlers in the Sustainable Food Security and Value Chain Development. Nigeria is blessed with landmass of about 93million square kilometres 71% is cultivable while only 38% is cultivated.
Limitless employment opportunities abounds for the teeming youthful population in both the pre harvest and post harvest Agricultural activities which are : Handling, Storage, Processing, Packaging, Distribution and Marketing. It is asserted with good authority that without good and result oriented Post harvest value chain the whole efforts put into pre harvest farming will be useless.

THE RUDIMENTARY ETHICS OF FOOD PROCESSING.
To be globally competitive in Food Processing there are “Ethics ” that will result in International Best Practices if sequencetailly adopted. eg
-Water treatment , it is globally recognised that poor water quality will produce poor quality products. hence the need for adequate understanding of water treatment.

• Food management system – this includes Food laws, Personal Hygiene, Hygienic manufacturing practice and utensils etc
• Food Preservation – for longer shelve life
• Food Packaging – various packaging functions exisit as for mechanical handling, ,Prevention against natural elements eg oxygen, Moisture, temperature as well as aesthetics values enhancement etc
• Quality control – Quality assurance
• Cost control
• Risk Management – HACCP. ETC ETC
  FOOD PROCESSING OPERATIONS
  Application of various Unit Operations ( equipment ) in food processing that will convert the raw food crops materials into manufactured and bye – products eg Filtration, Distillation, Mixing, Pasteurization, Cooling, Milling etc.
  Avenues for agroprenuerial activities are limitless such as :
• Stock piling Food crops / stuff for sale due to seasonality of production and irregularities in agricultural products Poduce are usually procure at peak seasons when prices are cheap to be sold at off season at higher prices thereby creating consumers satisfaction and ensuring more jobs in distribution and marketing activities.
  ‘ Others include sales of Agrochemicals and other farming imputs.
  –Primary Processing as in Processing of roots , tubers and cereals crops into dried chips and flours. Such as Garri processing, Starch, Beverages and others. Fisheries, Poultry, Animal husbandry and feed mills are other avenues for agroprenuerial activities. Further more on the primary Processing we have Smoked dried fish Fruits and vegetables Processing and packaging for exportation.
  In more advanced Food Processing ,we have production of concentrate from fruits vegetables and cereal . eg from Soghium we have glucose powder or syrup, flavour concentrate from Orange, peach, Strawberry etc. Malted barley is brewed into alcoholic beverages. .
• Provision of services such as Consultancy or advisory services in agro allied industries.
  — Machinery and equipment maintenance, leasing and sales to stakeholders in agro allied.
  — The youths are very essential in the road map to Post harvest management they could be direct agency for promotion in the sector.

SUGGESTIONS
■ A veritable youthful catchment area into capacity building in sustainable development in Food security is National Youth Service Corp. (NYSC) The Skill Aquisition Entrepreneurial Development (SAED) should be made compulsory for participants just as it’s done in a Middle East country where the youths are conscripted into defence sector , today they are a reference in that regards.
■ The Core Working Group ( CWG) must be reappraised for optimum contributions in the thematic areas of Education, Health and Nutrition .

.At Wufas Agronet, we are Competent and Reliable Food Technologists into Human Capital Development Consultancy in Food Processing. Detailing the Ethics of Food Processing and Principles.
Email: wufasagronet@gmail.com