Articles
Technological advancement in horticultural science research in Nigeria over the last decade an overview
Article number
1348_10
Pages
69 – 74
Language
English
Abstract
Horticulture is an important sector of agriculture; crucial for attainment of food and nutritional security.
Horticultural commodities contribute to sustainable income, improved livelihoods, foreign exchange earnings, raw materials for the industries and employment generation.
Nigeria has competitive and comparative advantages in the production of a number of tropical/subtropical horticultural crops.
Its diverse vegetation favours the production of tomato, pepper, onion, ginger, plantain, banana, citrus, mango and many indigenous fruits and vegetables.
To sustain relevance of the commodities to food security, income and export promotion, the National Horticultural Research Institute in Nigeria has developed technologies over the last decade.
These include rapid propagation and multiplication of citrus, plantain/banana, pineapples, improved cultivars of tomato, pepper, and okra, extraction of essential oils from tropical ornamentals, costeffective, environmentally safe, insect and disease management technique, waste management, decorticator for Irvingia, organic bio-pesticides, and horticultural tea.
Effective adoption of these technologies has strengthened the contribution of the horticultural value chains to food security and sustainable development in the country.
Horticultural commodities contribute to sustainable income, improved livelihoods, foreign exchange earnings, raw materials for the industries and employment generation.
Nigeria has competitive and comparative advantages in the production of a number of tropical/subtropical horticultural crops.
Its diverse vegetation favours the production of tomato, pepper, onion, ginger, plantain, banana, citrus, mango and many indigenous fruits and vegetables.
To sustain relevance of the commodities to food security, income and export promotion, the National Horticultural Research Institute in Nigeria has developed technologies over the last decade.
These include rapid propagation and multiplication of citrus, plantain/banana, pineapples, improved cultivars of tomato, pepper, and okra, extraction of essential oils from tropical ornamentals, costeffective, environmentally safe, insect and disease management technique, waste management, decorticator for Irvingia, organic bio-pesticides, and horticultural tea.
Effective adoption of these technologies has strengthened the contribution of the horticultural value chains to food security and sustainable development in the country.
Publication
Authors
A.A. Olaniyan, I.B. Adeoye
Keywords
technologies, food security, economic empowerment, national development
Groups involved
- Division Plant Genetic Resources, Breeding and Biotechnology
- Division Tropical and Subtropical Fruit and Nuts
- Division Temperate Tree Fruits
- Division Temperate Tree Nuts
- Division Vine and Berry Fruits
- Division Ornamental Plants
- Division Vegetables, Roots and Tubers
- Division Plant-Environment Interactions in Field Systems
- Division Greenhouse and Indoor Production Horticulture
- Division Postharvest and Quality Assurance
- Division Precision Horticulture and Engineering
- Division Horticulture for Human Health
- Division Sustaining Horticulture in a Changing World
- Division Landscape and Urban Horticulture
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