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...
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy: Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project March 2019 Blessing Iveren Agada Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State A maize field. Source: Author Soil health is critical for increased crop productivity in Nigeria. Thus, managing your resources very well will help in improving your crop yield now and in the future The productivity of soils in Nigeria, as in other parts of sub-Saharan Africa is very low. This is coupled with increasing high temperatures, soil variability and rainfall variability in intensity and amount. How the soil in your field is managed and the way the amount of chemical fertilizer and organic materials (manure, compost, residues etc.) are used will depend on several factors and cannot be the same for all farmers. Also, it is not enough to just use chemical fertilizer alone if you want to get a good yield Maize production Because the soil in your field is different from one place to another...
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