COVID-19 Informational series4
COVID-19 and Agricultural policy research in Nigeria. Lectures by Job N. Nmadu, PHD and Dr. Anthony O. Onoja on the 22nd April, 2020.
THE ROLE OF CONSUMERS IN FOOD TRANSFORMATION AND NUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES
Hephzibah Onyeje Obekpa, University of Agriculture Makurdi and NAPP Scholar (2019 ) The world is facing an epidemic of poor diets and this will not go away by itself until we all work together to overcome this problem. Food transformation is an important determinant of nutritional outcome and households can make a significant impact in the way they transform their foods by the little things they do every day. To an extent, food transformation is dependent on the attitudes, control, knowledge, and capabilities of the consumer and on the types of foods available and purchased for transformation as meals. Food transformation begins with all the processes or stages the food goes through from point of purchase to its final consumption. Starting from the farm to markets and then people’s homes and tables, everyone can make an effort towards good transformation of food to ensure healthy and nutritious diets which translates to positive nutritional outcomes.Consumers should make thei...
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