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FIIRO News Blog
Tuesday 1 August 2017
Thursday 15 June 2017
COURTESY VISIT TO HIS EXCELLENCY, CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO (GCFR)
Prof.
(Mrs) Gloria Elemo led a team of scientists and researchers to the Hilltop
residence of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo (GCFR) to intimate him on the various
landmark achievements of the Institute since the last time visited FIIRO during
his tenure as the President of Ngieria.
Wednesday 23 November 2016
FIIRO EMPOWERING YOUTHS ON AGRO-PROCESSING ENTREPRENEURSHIP
On Wednesday, 31st August, 2016, the
Director-General/CEO, Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi led a
delegation of FIIRO management team on courtesy visit to the Ooni of Ife, His
Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II. The DG/CEO in
her opening remarks congratulated the Ooni of Ife on his installation as the
Ooni of Ife and wish him divine wisdom as he leads the entire Yoruba Kingdom.
She commended the Ooni for His economic empowerment initiative for youth and
women most especially the widows through the Ife Youth Agropreneurship
Programme with emphasis on agriculture and agro-processing.
Thursday 3 March 2016
WAAPP-COTE D’IVOIRE VISITS FIIRO ON CASSAVA, PLANTAIN AND CORN PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES
WAAPP-Nigeria led a
7-man delegation from WAAPP-Cote D’Ivoire (West Africa Agriculture Productivity
Programme-Cote D’Ivoire) to the
Institute on Tuesday, 2nd March, 2016 on fact finding mission. The delegation
was received by the Director-General/CEO, Dr. (Mrs.) G.N Elemo and top
management of the Institute at a brief ceremony at the Institute’s Board Room.
Dr. Adeogun, WAAPP-Nigeria who led the delegation to the Institute said the
delegation from Cote D’Ivoire comprises of two officials from WAAPP-Cote
D’Ivoire including the Deputy National Coordinator WAAPP-Cote D’Ivoire, Lorng
Jean Paul and five Ivorian investors who have shown interest in adopting
suitable technologies from Nigeria for commercial processing of Cassava,
plantain, Corn and fish.
FIIRO PARTNERS WITH A NETHERLAND BASED COMPANY ON DRYING TECHNOLOGY
The Chief
Executive Officer, Ajere Holding BV, The Netherlands, Engr. Steve Ajere was
received at the Institute on Thursday, 25th February, 2016 by the
Director-General/CEO of FIIRO, Dr. (Mrs.) G.N Elemo. The technical visit was to
discuss collaboration on Drying Technology for food and agro-allied products.
The DG/CEO
while welcoming the guests noted that it was high time to develop perfect
drying systems for food and agro-allied products to address the issue of food
waste due to increasing rate of postharvest losses currently estimated between
35% and 50% for most agro-commodities in Nigeria.
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