Onion Processing Plant Launched In Sokoto

Nigerian farmers have been challenged to embrace research and development as well as collaborate with experts in finding a lasting solution to the perennial post harvest losses of agricultural products that have caused the nation’s economy billions of naira in post harvest losses and food importation.

The called was made by the Director General Raw Materials Research and Development Council who was represented by a Director in the Council Emmanuel Kwaya during the inauguration of an onion processing plant in Sokoto state.

According to Onion farmers, Nigeria Produced onion worth over seven hundred billion naira annually and lost over three hundred billion naira worth of onion to post harvest losses due to lack of effective storage and processing facilities annually.

The DG RMRDC said having an effective processing plants and initiating research based storage facilities for Agriculture products will improve food security, fight hunger as well as promote productivity and profitability among farmers and processors with a guarantee of an improved national economy.