False banana(Enset) the wonder crop from Africa that can feed the world.

 Africa is blessed with a lot of staple foods that can promote food security. The need for innovative solutions to turn these ordinary food is very crucial for growth and development. 

  False banana ,Ethiopia's enset  commonly referred to as wonder crop. Scientists say the plant enset, an Ethiopian staple, could be a new super food and a lifesaver in the face of climate change.

     

The banana-like crop has the potential to feed more than 100 million people in a warming world, according to a new study.

The plant is almost unknown outside of Ethiopia, where it is used to make porridge and bread.  Research suggests the crop can be grown over a much larger range in Africa.

"This is a crop that can play a really important role in addressing food security and sustainable development," said Dr Wendawek Abebe of Hawassa University in Awasa, Ethiopia.

Enset or "false banana" is a close relative of the banana, but is consumed only in one part of Ethiopia.

 The banana-like fruit of the plant is inedible, but the starchy stems and roots can be fermented and used to make porridge and bread

Enset is a staple in Ethiopia, where around 20 million people rely on it for food, but elsewhere it has not been cultivated, although wild relatives - which are not considered edible - grow as far south as South Africa, suggesting the plant can tolerate a much wider range.

Using agricultural surveys and modelling work, scientists predicted the potential range of enset over the next four decades. They found the crop could potentially feed more than 100 million people and boost food security in Ethiopia and other African countries, including Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda.

Study researcher Dr James Borrell, of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, said planting enset as a buffer crop for lean times could help boost food security.

"It's got some really unusual traits that make it absolutely unique as a crop," he said. "You plant it at any time, you harvest it at any time and it's perennial. That's why they call it the tree against hunger."

Five things to look ahead for the entrepreneurship ecosystem in 2022.

 

Five things to look ahead for the entrepreneurship ecosystem in 2022.

nvestments. On June15, 2021, in her speech addressing the youth in Mwanza, President Samia Suluhu Hassan mentioned and pledged her support for young entrepreneurs and innovators, together with their umbrella organisation, the Tanzania Startup Association(TSA).

This was the first time a sitting president recognized and pledged support for startups in public. The last one will be the town hall meeting of June 11, 2021, chaired by then ICT and Communication minister Faustine Ndugulile, to address challenges that face tech startups in Tanzania, first-time entrepreneurs and innovators had face-to-face with a minister to speak on their challenges and offer what they thought were potential solutions.

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  cassava is the new gold, jump on it. Cassava value chain.

 

The garri business.

 Nigeria is the largest producer of cassava of which 70% is processed to garri. Garri is a staple food to over 800 million people in the world. There is no household in sub Sahara Africa where garri is not consumed. Garri which is food to the rural people in under developing and developed countries has found relevance in foreign countries with the educated and privileged individuals as well.

 Garri is a source of income to smallholder farmers that engage in processing but there is the potential of earning foreign exchange with proper processing and packaging.

 Garri is a fermented food,thus gut health benefits are linked to the consumption. The high fiber content is another plus as the risk of gastrointestinal diseases .

 Echbee foods uses fortified yellow garri to make snacks,break,finger foods e.t.c. The goal of the company is to produce  wholesome nutritious meals using fortified garri with the aim of replacing flour in our confectionery industry.

 Echbee foods has an array of products but our flagship product is the Echbee cassava flakes , eaten as snack and cereal. Stay with us for more 

             

Public health importance of improving the red meat value chain.

 

Meat hygiene is of paramount importance in the red meat value chain because of meat borne diseases.Meat borne diseases refers to conditions that originates from consuming diseased meat.Meat borne diseases can be of various origins such as bacteria, viral, parasitic and also allergens.

It is important to note that 60% of pathogens that affect man are from animals, this is referred to as zoonosis.

The implication of this is that our association with animals make us susceptible to certain diseases which can easily be prevented with the right knowledge.The failure to carry out the right action is the cause of several unexplainable deaths and chronic conditions. 

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