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Handbook on business and entrepreneurship development for sorghum value chain

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Relation http://oar.icrisat.org/11250/
 
Title Handbook on business and entrepreneurship development for sorghum value chain
 
Creator Ajeigbe, H A
Inuwa, A H
Barnabas, O
Alege, A
 
Subject Smart Foods
Nigeria
Sorghum
African Agriculture
Africa
Value Chains
 
Description Agriculture plays an important role in the livelihood of many Nigerian, contributing about 45 percent of the GDP, employing about two-third of the labour force and also contributes significantly to the agro-allied industries. Sorghum is an important cereal crop that is grown in all the northern and some parts of south western states of Nigeria. It plays a vital role in the diets and economies of people in Nigeria. The average per capita annual sorghum consumption in its major growing areas for morethan ten years is foot at 40kg. .Global prices for agricultural commodities have risen dramatically in recent years, making agriculture an attractive investment once again. Industrial demand for sorghum as substitute for wheat in the production of composite flour and high energy foods by flour mills and malting industries for beverages coupled with its micronutrient potential for Iron (Fe) and Zinc (Zn) as health food makes it a competitive crop.
 
Publisher ICRISAT
 
Date 2019
 
Type Monograph
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/11250/1/Business_Planning_Training%20Manual_Final%20ICRISAT.pdf
Ajeigbe, H A and Inuwa, A H and Barnabas, O and Alege, A (2019) Handbook on business and entrepreneurship development for sorghum value chain. Manual. ICRISAT.