Nigeria presentations, 22 11-2011

STATE OF THE ART OF RICE PROCESSING & VALUE ADDITION IN NIGERIA

N. Danbaba., S.O Bakare & I. NkamaFood Technology & Value addition Program

National Cereals Research Institute, Badeggi, Nigeria

MAJOR RICE PROCESSING AREAS

Kaduna, Kano, Nasarawa, Benue, Ebonyi, Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kwara, Niger, Kogi, and the Abuja FCT.

Typical ProcessorPractices

ImprovedTechnologies

ONGOING RESEARCH IN P&VA

Processing Development & integration of destoner and grader

in the rice processing technology. Development drum drier for rice processing in the

South-south Nigeria.Value addition Use of rice husk for energy sources. Development of protein fortified rice products Branding of locally processed rice Quality characterization of locally processed rice.

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