Verdura Project Phase I
The verdura project phase I is a demonstration or sample project to emulate for the large scale activities. Here, we are using local tools as evident in workers using shovel to fell the palm tree. Felling a palm tree from verdura project phase one site. It is sad that this tree is going down as we [...]
Introducing the Verdura Project
The Verdura Project is designed to cater for all vegetable crops cultivation and stages of development into finished products. The first sample was labelled ugwu or Pumpkin leave. The leaf is a very popular staple in Nigeria, in that it is primarily a major ingredient in the popular Egusi soup. Inspite of the very high [...]
Industrial Production of Fufu Fermented Cassava Mash
Fufu, Akpu, Santana, six to six, Tablet, etc.; is a Whitish fermented Cassava mash Product made by soaking cassava tubers in warm water for two to three days. It is almost as popular as every Restaurant in the southern region of Nigeria. It is considered a best selling restaurant food because customers tend to prefer it to other options like [...]
Commercial Importance of the Catfish in Africa
Although rearing of cat fish is popular around the world, its proliferation in Africa is rather more exciting as it could serve as a cheap source of protein for the ever increasing population of the continent. Cat fish in coastal Communities, is regarded as exclusive to rivers and natural ponds. Those that are bred in artificial [...]
Commercial Importance and uses of the Giant African Snail
The Giant African Snail has recenly been domesticated in Nigeria. It is reared in Farms like Poultry Animals where they are mostly fed with Poultry Feeds. The Giant African Snail thrives in a cool and partially dark Forest. Local People hunt for them in under Forest holes by digging cutlasses into under Forest Holes to fill [...]
African Palm Oil and Palm Kernel Pomade
Though modern Man has found diverse uses for the Palm Kernel Oil, the african way of using the Palm kernel oil is rather fascinating and Interesting. The most popular use is for making black Pormade. Crude Instruments are used to extract the oil whose mode of Extraction evidently results to the black product that has [...]
Food Security: African Food Snacks Akara
Local Indigenous African food like Akara, holds the key to unlock the Quest for Food Security. Akara is more of an African Snacks, but it is also a major food for Breakfast when combine with Bread, Akamu, Garri, and other. Akara has this pleasant Aroma that could invite people from a distance when ever it’s being [...]
The Papaya Ethanol Fermentation
The decomposition of Carica papaya (Paw paw) is an asset for local Ethanol production if the inclination is on producing Ethanol from a non-food Source. The question that would arise from this deduction would be on the glaring evidence that Pawpaw fruit is actually being consumed in large quantities around the World. But people who [...]
The Cassava Seed Oil Project
Sometimes it is difficult to tell that Cassava do actually have Seeds. What is popular about the Plant is its Tuber. The stem is only popular in places where it is needed for propagation. Certain African Communities are known to also consume Cassava Leaves. The premature soft Leaves are boiled with hot water, marched, and [...]
Making a Local Malt Drink
A Vision from the traditional nigerian Kunu could be instrumental for producing locally-made Malt drink for different countries and cultures around the World. An Indept study of the simple mechanism by which indigenous people in the northern Nigeria can be merged with modern mode of preparation to creat so many Malt Drink from different Cereals. [...]