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NSPRI Partners IFPRI on Solar Dryer Project
The Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) has partnered the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) to deploy parabolic solar dryers in selected Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Kano State. The Executive Director of NSPRI , Professor Sanni Oladimeji Lateef, who was ably represented by the Zonal Coordinator of NSPRI Kano office, Dr. Benson Olushola said the partnership project was aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity in Kano State, and by extension, Nigeria by reducing post-harvest losses through sustainable drying technology.
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NSPRI to engage Ekiti State Govt in Strategic Collaboration on Agricultural Practices
Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) on the 15th of August, 2024 received the duo of Commissioner of Trade, Industry, Investment, and Cooperative, Mrs. Omotayo Adeola, and the Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Ebenezer Boluwade in a courtesy visit to the institute’s headquarters,Ilorin, Kwara State. The Executive Director of NSPRI, Prof Lateef Oladimeji Sanni who welcomed the commissioners to the Institute noted that the visit was a significant move by Ekiti State Government to foster collaboration. After a brief discussion with the visitors, Professor Sanni said it was imperative as a matter of honour to take the visitors on a tour round the institute’s facilities for them to have first-hand information as eyewitness to the NSPRI’s technologies and research outputs that could be replicated soon in Ekiti State.
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NSPRI Trains 22 Potential Agripreneurs on Production of Value-added Agricultural Products
The Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) had trained 22 potential agripreneurs on production of various value-added agricultural products from tomatoes, leafy vegetables and fish. The 3-day training programme was targeted at capacity building for small scale agripreneurs (SMAs) in agricultural postharvest value chain. The event, which had participants from different parts of the country across different works of life were exposed to some of the institute research breakthroughs in fish, fruits and vegetables value additions such as the smoking kiln, and the parabolic shaped solar dryer(PSSD). These two technologies were deployed for the training to compliment the value addition protocols developed for the various products. The notable value-added products produced during the 3-day training were tomato ketchup, puree, juice, paste, and tomato-pepper mix. Others were smoke-dried catfish, dried ugu leaf, dried ewedu leaf and dried soko leaf.
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NSPRI trains Researchers on Digital Tools for effective Research
The Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) held a two-day intensive training session that focused on enhancing information literacy and advanced research skills among its young staff. The event was initiated by the Information and Documentation Department (Library) under the astute leadership of the Institute Executive Director, Prof. Lateef O. Sanni. The training was aimed at equipping young researchers with the necessary skills to effectively navigate the vast landscape of digital research tools.
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2024 World Trade Day
The program was organised by the "Institute of International Trade and Development (IITD), University of Port Harcourt". The theme of this year's program is: Leverage on SMEs to Grow Trade and Investment in Nigeria.
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SAA proposed partnership with NSPRI
Dr. Godwin Aster, Country Director of Sasakawa Africa Association, together with his associate,Momoko Higa, Program Officer of Sasakawa, paid a visit to Prof Lateef Oladimeji Sanni, the Executive Director of NSPRI on the 21st of May, 2024.
