They
are rich in fiber, vitamins and other micronutrients. And in Nigeria, they are
cheaper and mostly sold at give-away prices because industrialisation of the
product has not been deepened and direct consumption can hardly mop up the
supply during the harvest periods, forcing the farmers to sell cheaply.
The
world production figures indicate that India is the largest producer with
annual production of about 16.4 million tonnes, accounting for 42.2 per cent.
The country is also ranked as the largest exporter of the fruit, either fresh
or value-added.
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are you aware that our crude oil will soon become useless? Yes, it will, in no
distant time, become valueless owing to the fact that the countries that rely
on it as their only source of energy are developing more affordable alternative
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currently preparing for this imminent economic doom? Which other sector will
continue to stabilize our economy? Nigerians, the only solution is developing
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major source of revenue will become agriculture and agro-exports. How are you
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China
distantly follows India with a mango production figure of about 4.4 million
metric tonnes per year, accounting for about 11.2 per cent of the world total
production.
In
Nigeria, ranked the world 10th largest producer, about 800,000 metric tonnes of
the fruit are produced yearly, contributing about 3% to the world total
production.
Of
about eight varieties of mango available in Nigeria, the most widely acceptable
is the sweet and aromatic Ogbomosho/Enugu type. http://www.tectono-business.com/2016/02/contemporary-step-by-step-guide-to.html
The
skin colour of the variety is usually bright yellow with orange and red blush,
and the flesh colour is yellowish, with an oblong shape. The flavour is sweet
with a hint of spice and the texture could be firm, soft and juicy as well as
fibrous flesh. Green overtones diminish and the yellow becomes more golden as
the mango ripens. This variety is good for chips and puree.
Reasons
to consider dehydration of mangoes to elongate shelf life include opportunities
to create wealth by individual processors; job creation along the value chain;
deepening of mango utilisation and prevention of losses.
Reasons to invest
in mango value addition
One of
the main reasons to consider investments in mango value addition is to prevent
post-harvest losses. http://www.tectono-business.com/2016/02/contemporary-step-by-step-guide-to.html Poor value chain
development, low industrialisation and non-availability of storage devices, as
well as inadequate electricity have contributed to high post-harvest losses of
most fruits and vegetables in Nigeria.
Tomatoes,
oranges, leafy vegetables and many other perishable crops are lost in Nigeria
annually because of the above variables. These products become scarce and
therefore outrageously expensive off seasons. Adding value by processing into
chips is one of the few ways of making mangoes available in other forms round
the year. It is also a way of preventing massive post-harvest losses in the
country.
Also,
cheaper supply of raw materials presents an opportunity to process mangoes at a
very good profit margin. http://www.tectono-business.com/2016/02/contemporary-step-by-step-guide-to.html An agro-allied business
consultant, Mr. Anthonio John-Bede,
said mango chips are exported to Europe, America and Australia, apart from the
opportunity of supplying local juice companies.
The
number of vegetarians is on the increase, creating an avenue for sale through
supermarkets and specialised outlets. Value addition, he said, could make
hard-working Nigerians to create wealth for themselves and the country through
foreign exchange earnings.
More
importantly, job creation along the value chain is a major consideration to
explore processing mangoes. http://www.tectono-business.com/2016/02/contemporary-step-by-step-guide-to.html Deepening of mango
utilisation by processing into chips would stimulate demand for the fruit,
forcing its price up and encouraging intensive cultivation of and investments
in mango plantations until demand and supply are stable and the price becomes
normal.
The
situation would facilitate productivity which, in turn, would create job
opportunities from cultivation, plantation maintenance, harvest, post-harvest
management and marketing/sale.
Processing
procedures
The Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute
(NSPRI), which has done extensive research on processing of mango flesh
into chips, recommends that the fruits to be processed into chips should mature
and half ripe to maintain firmness while peeling and drying. http://www.tectono-business.com/2016/02/contemporary-step-by-step-guide-to.html
NSPRI,
in a production manual made available to us, said dried mangoes could be eaten
as snacks and could be re-hydrated to produce mango juice, jam or drinks.
NSPRI
recommends in the manual that a processor should “select fruits about to ripe
or half ripe; wash the fruits and peel; slice the pulp into small pieces and
shape as desired.” The dried chips, it added, must be packaged in food grade
polythene bags and sealed to prevent moisture re-absorption after packaging. http://www.tectono-business.com/2016/02/contemporary-step-by-step-guide-to.html Additional income, INSPRI
said, could be made from selling the peels as animal feeds and extracting oil
from mango seeds.
For
construction of processing centres, conditions stipulated by the National Agency for Food, Drug
Administration and Control (NAFDAC) must be followed, and selling the chips
to the international markets would require processors to work with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC)
for export orientation and facilitation.
Sourcing raw
materials and market for mango chips
A
processor has two ways of sourcing mangoes for processing. One is to off-take
from major farm zones either directly from farmers or through the middlemen.
The other way of sourcing the fruit is by having mango plantations. http://www.tectono-business.com/2016/02/contemporary-step-by-step-guide-to.html
Chief
Executive Officer of Benue Mango Flakes, Mr.
Isaac Sar, said the company sources fresh mangoes from local farmers who
produce locally and serve as out-growers.
“We buy fresh mangoes and process into chips and we sell the chips
locally and they are consumed as snacks. It is a very good business and we are planning
to penetrate the international market too. We are working on that. We are based
in Gboko, Benue State,” he
said.
Former
National Coordinator of the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme
(WAAPP) Nigeria, Professor Damian
Chikwendu, disclosed to us that Nigeria could make huge foreign exchange
earnings from processing and export of mango chips.
WAAPP
Nigeria sponsored the design and fabrication of mango dryers before the project
was suspended because of the refusal of the Federal Government to contribute
its counterpart funds to the World Bank/Economic Community of West African
States (WB/ECOWAS) programme.
Processing
equipment
To
produce mango chips of standard and exportable qualities, solar, or
electromechanical dryers could be used. http://www.tectono-business.com/2016/02/contemporary-step-by-step-guide-to.html Electromechanical dryers
combine electricity to generate heat through in-built elements and gas,
kerosene or diesel burners with fans to circulate the heat in the ovum. This
device requires a stable source of power supply either through the public power
utility system or independent power plants (power generators).
The
WAAPP Nigeria-sponsored electromechanical dryer has proved successful, and
Prof. Chikwendu added that one of the fabricators is the Lagos-based Nobex Technologies.
While speaking
with us, the Managing Director of Nobex
Technologies, Lagos, Mr. Idowu
Adeoya, said processors from West African countries had been purchasing the
dryers, with a few processors in Nigeria. http://www.tectono-business.com/2016/02/contemporary-step-by-step-guide-to.html
However,
the use of diesel-powered dryers increases the cost of production and reduces
the profitability of the business.
On how
the company processes the fruits, Benue Mango Flakes General Manager, Emmanuel Torsar, said, “We use dryers that are diesel-powered and they are
combinations of diesel and electrical components. Drying depends on
environmental humidity, but averagely, it takes 18 to 22 hours to dry.”
Alternatively,
NSPRI presents an improved multi-purpose solar dryer, which has been successfully
used in drying tomatoes, mangoes and other agricultural products.
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Dr. Olayemi Folorunsho, Head of the Engineering
Research of the institute, explained that the solar dryer is made of
transparent acrylic polythene materials which are able to generate solar heat
capable of drying most of the agricultural perishable crops.
On the
dryer, Folorunsho said the technology would help in drastically reducing food
wastage in the country; would increase the profitability of farmers because
they would have more products to sell and they could sell at their desired
period; and that after the cost of assembling the dryer, the usage is cost-free
because it neither uses diesel nor petrol or gas as power source, making the
device the most economical means of preserving food so far. http://www.tectono-business.com/2016/02/contemporary-step-by-step-guide-to.html Mango chips, peppers,
tomatoes and onions are dried in about three to five days in a very hygienic
condition.
Dr.
Adeola Olufemi Oyebanji, one of the researchers at the institute, said, “We have improved drying options. The latest one now is what
we call the parabolic-shaped solar dryer. It is a large-scale device for
productivity.”
He
explained that NSPRI had developed other cost-effective and small-scale dryers
to ensure products are dried to acceptable levels as part of integrated post-harvest
management to prevent losses. http://www.tectono-business.com/2016/02/contemporary-step-by-step-guide-to.html
He
added that the institute had used it to dry tomatoes, which it assessed as
retaining all the nutritional components. Nutritional analysis of mango chips
processed with the solar dryer, however, had not been carried out, the
institute said. “The dryer has just been developed and
is undergoing uses for various crops,” the Oyebanji said.
Comparatively,
the solar dryer is not only more economical but also more environment-friendly
than other forms of dryers such as flash dryer, gas dryer or hybrid dryer.
The
other dryers use electricity, diesel/kerosene or gas to power the ovum, thereby
contributing to one form of environmental pollution or the other, while solar
drying system is absolutely renewable and eco-friendly. (Guardian)
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