Plateau State guns for potato export.

Plateau State guns for potato export.Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has disclosed that the state will launch into the exportation of Irish potatoes in 2019 as a channel to increase its internal revenue.

The secret slimming effect of sweet potato waste.

The secret slimming effect of sweet potato waste.The sweet potato pie you eat during the holidays might not be good for your waistline, but according to a new study, the starchy water left over from cooking the sweet potato could have slimming effects . In the new study, mice on a high fat diet had significantly lower body weight after one month if they were also fed sweet potato peptide, which was produced by enzyme digestion of proteins in the water wasted during processing. This suggests the peptide plays a role in digesting fats, but more research is needed to determine whether this also happens in humans. In the new study, Dr. Koji Ishiguro from National Agriculture and Food Research Organization in Japan and colleagues wanted to find a new way to use this waste, so they investigated the effect of proteins found in the water on digestion in mice. "We throw out huge volumes of wastewater that contains sweet potato proteins -- we hypothesized that these could affect body weight, fat tissue and other factors," explained Dr. Ishiguro. "Finding alternative uses for the sweet potato proteins in wastewater could be good for the environment and industry, and also potentially for health."

Simple things you can do to add value to your produce.

                  Simple things you can do to add value to your produce.


Value addition is key to increased profits in agribusiness.This is true irrespective of any farm prroduce, as all farm produce can be processed into more than one product for the benefit of the consumers.

Tomatoes is a major produce with many potential for value addition. Adding value to tomatoes is not only profitable but it prevents wastes and promotes healthy living .

 Value addition not only helps farmers weather the storm of oversupply, it also helps them fetch better prices for the same produce. Value addition or processing will also help you make use of certain post-harvest things to create wealth. .