info@nrcri.gov.ng
TELEPHONE
+234 816 898 3790
ADDRESS
Km 8 Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene Road P.M.B 7006 Umuahia Abia State Nigeria
The Post-harvest Technology Programme (PHTP) is one of the research programmes in NRCRI, Umudike. The PHTP is involved in processing, preservation, storage, utilization and other postharvest handling activities of NRCRI mandate crops. The perishability of many agricultural produce cannot be over emphasised, hence the PHTP is involved with the activities that turn agricultural produce (particularly root/tuber crops) into products with improved shelf-life, food forms and marketable forms that can help the farmer earn more income, meet home food needs and also serve commercial and industrial purposes. PHTP also has the following sub-units:
Value addition to root/tuber crops into various food forms takes place. This unit also promotes the activities of NRCRI through trainings, exhibitions, participation in Field Days and income generation through the sales of value-added products of root/tuber crops. This unit is also involved in dissemination of the Institute’s activities to farmers through radio and T. V. programme in both national and local media activities.
This centre exhibits the modern technology in gari processing. It also serves a training point in gari processing technology. This centre generates income for the Institute through commercial production of gari for the public.
This centre is where High Quality Cassava Flour (HQCF), cassava fufu flour and cassava chipsare produced. In this centre, training activities into various cassava flour production techniques are carried out.
ACHIEVEMENTS OF POST-HARVEST TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME
Programme Coordinator TBA
info@nrcri.gov.ng
Km 8 Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene Road P.M.B 7006 Umuahia Abia State Nigeria