Dr Abayomi Olaniyan, the
Executive Director of NIHORT, made this known during the inauguration of
pineapple innovation platform in Owo, Headquarters of Owo Local Government area
of Ondo State.
The National Horticultural
Research Institute (NIHORT) says high intake of pineapple speeds up recovery
after surgery and helps to reduce the risk of cancer.
Olaniyan, who was
represented by Dr Olutola Oyedele, Director of Research in NIHORT, said that
pineapple was a crop of national importance which had high nutritional values
as well as health and economic potential.
“Pineapple can be used in
the manufacturing companies for the production of juice and flavouring of other
finished products such as candies, biscuits, infant cereals, and many other
things.
“It is also loaded with the
nutrients and contains disease-fighting antioxidants. High intake of pineapple
speeds up recovery after surgery and also helps to reduce the risk of cancer,”
he said.
Olaniyan explained that
inauguration of the platform would enable stakeholders to optimally utilize the
socio-economic benefits of the pineapple value chain
He said the platform was
aimed at identifying bottlenecks and opportunities in pineapple production,
marketing and policy environment.
He said that the
inauguration would also facilitate dialogue between the local players in the
value chain which comprises farmers, processors and input suppliers.
According to him, other
players are financial institutions, transporters, wholesalers, retailers,
researchers and the development sectors.
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