Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology , Abuja, has sought stakeholders’ support for government policies in research and innovation to ensure favourable regulatory environment for food industry.Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology , Abuja, has sought stakeholders’ support for government policies in research and innovation to ensure favourable regulatory environment for food industry.
According to him, food security and nutritional wellbeing are fundamental human rights and represent the cornerstone of sustainable development.“We can still achieve together with other stakeholders in our collective quest to bring all forms of hunger to an end in this country and beyond,’’ Abu said.
“In addition, government policies must support research and Innovation, provide incentives for sustainable practices and ensure a favorable regulatory environment for the food industry,” Abu said. Abu, who said investing in the education and training of the youths was necessary, added that the country was preparing the next generation of food scientists and technologists as well as entrepreneurs who would move the food industry forward.
Okeke, represented by the Principal Standard Officer of SON, Mrs Chiamaka Anyagwa, urged all Food Science and Technology professionals to uphold the highest standards of quality, safety and sustainability in production and distribution of food products. No fewer than 9,303 have been killed, 6,998 arrested and 9,562 Boko Haram/ISWAP combatant fighters and their families surrendered to security forces in the last year. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known during the joint briefing by Security, Defence and Response agencies organised by the Strategic Communications Interagency Policy…