Food fortification or enrichment is the umbrella term that means the addition of nutrients to food to increase its nutritional value. This is practiced in order to fortify foods with rich nutrients to fight nutrient deficiency among people. Types Read more…
Category: Plants and Crops
Kingdom plantae
Sweet potato is one of the root crops with a relatively high nutritive value and yet only about 5% of world production comes Africa. It is mostly grown with other arable crops. Asia produces over 90% of the crop with Read more…
Jute is perhaps the most important of all bast fibers. The fiber is obtained from the stems of two cultivated species of Corchorus, namely, C. Capsularis L. and C. olitorius L. It is mostly produced in Asian countries especially China, Read more…
Kenaf is an important bast fiber crop. It is however grown largely in small backyard gardens in most parts of Nigeria, especially in the north. India is the major producer. Kenaf Origin It originated from tropical and subtropical Africa Read more…
Carrot (D. carota L. sub so. sativus (Hoffm.) Thell.) is derived from the wide carrot (D. carota L. sub sp. carota) which occurs naturally in Europe, Asia and Africa. It is of ancient cultivation in the Mediterranean region and has Read more…
