The Director General of
National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), Dr. Umar
Bindir has said that fortified Ponmo could be a reprieve to poor Nigerians.
He made this observation at
a consumers’ forum organized by Bio-Organics Nutrients System, urging Nigerian
scientists to move their researches from the shelves to action by adapting
their conclusions to address some of the needs of Nigerians, reports NigComSat Connect.
According to him, this has
become imperative at this time when criticism by experts of the rising cases of
diabetes cardiovascular ailments and other non-communicable diseases due to
life style related causes.
Bindir noted that the edible
part of cow skin which is nutritious, could be very helpful in combing
inadequate dieting especially for the poor.
NaijaAgroNet
gathered that the Agricultural Scientist pointed out that fortified Ponmo is a
cheap way of bringing reprieve to a huge proportion of Nigerians who are
deprived of adequate and quality feeding.
He also expressed delight
over the prospect over Ponmo as it’s fortified with micronutrients and vitamins
which will make it nutritious against popular belief that it does not have any
nutritional value which he says is possible.
As said by him, unknown to
most Nigerians, fortified Ponmo contains protein like beef meats and would give
majority of Nigerians a sense of satisfaction, serving as a meat of choice as
it is cheaper compared to other available meat.
Sharing his views on the
issue, Dr. Kenneth Acholonu, the chief executive officer, Bio-Organics
Nutrients Systems, revealed that Bio-Organics has demonstrated some key
critical attribute that could significantly impact on food security through
animal protein security.
Acholonu urged regulatory
agencies to make sure that standard of production of micronutrients are
enforced, and that competent personnel must be employed and trained regularly
in order to maintain a standard operating procedures.
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