RMRDC ORGANIZES TRAINING FOR RURAL WOMEN IN LOCAL RESOURCES PROCESSING

Determined to build capacity for local resources development and utilization at the grassroots level of the economy, the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), in collaboration with the Jere Local Government Area Council of Borno State, recently organized a training workshop for rural women under its Women Economic Empowerment programme. The event which was spearheaded by the Borno State RMRDC Coordinating office, among other things, was designed to expose the participants to the requisite skills for animal fattening, Fish farming/ fish smoking, soap and pomade production, yoghurt and Soya Beans milk production and Scent making. 

The Workshop which was declared open by the Chairman of Jere LGA and attended by several dignitaries including the Senior Special Assistant to the Borno State government on Investment, featured the presentation of technical papers in special areas of agricultural production and food processing. 

Resource persons at the event included Dr. Ismaila Abana from the Borno State who in his presentation dwelt on the types of animal fattening processes, types of animal feeds, vaccines, drugs, and dried meat processing; Mallam Umoru Buba who spoke on fish rearing and cultivation; James H. Mshellia, Head Maiduguri Dairy plant, Borno State who gave a paper on yoghurt production from animal fresh milk, Mrs. Rabiyatu M. G. NEAZDP, Yobe State, soap and pomade production; and Miss Bintu Umaru, a trader who demonstrated the production of local scent using available local raw materials.