December 2011

Women in post harvest management of food production in Nigeria

Post harvest production management of food is arguably the most important aspect of the food production process besides harvesting, storage and preservation. Although women play a very important role in food production and post production food management, their efforts are largely unsupported and unaccounted for. This study reviewed women’s involvement in post harvest management of food in three local government...

Author(s): Virgy Onyene and T. V. Bakare

December 2011

Culinary and sensory characteristics of Hausa potato (Solenostemon rotundifolius) and Livingstone potato (Plectranthus esculentus) tubers in Nigeria

Presently, there is dearth of scientifically published information on the sensory and culinary characteristics of Hausa potato (Solenostemon rotundifolius) and Livingstone potato (Plectranthus esculentus). Therefore, matured tubers of these crops, harvested at National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria, were used to determine their fresh and cooked tuber characteristics. Results of the...

Author(s): Ukpabi Joseph Ukpabi, Emmanuel Oti and Nkeiru Joy Ogbogu