Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, in Niger State
has commenced production of Cashew Juice, an official of the university said on
Wednesday.
Deputy Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Mohammed
Yakubu, said that the institution have a small plant for the production under
the Department of Food Science and Technology.
“What actually led us into the production is that cashew is
a predominant fruit here and during the harvest season about 60 percent of the
fruit get rotten and waste away.
“As a result of a good number of it wasting away, we decided
to harness it using our Department of Food Science and Technology,” he said.
Yakubu said that the university plans to commercialize the
cashew juice production, by exploring markets in Abuja, Minna, Kano, Kogi and
Nasarawa.
Source:Sun News
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