Abstract:
Given the many sub-projects in the Project 9, the diverse areas covered by the postharves:
research group (from product quality, processing and storage; product development and
utilisation, socio-economics research, training and institutional strengthening), as well as the
number of commodities under the IITA mandate [cassava, yams, plantains and bananas.
pulses(cowpeas & soybeans) and maize] and the limited time available, the panel was anaple
to engage in detailed analysis of each of these sub-projects. This review, therefore. fpcuses
on the strategic issues, looking at a broader picture, as they relate to the postharvest research
currently being undertaken by IITA and its collaborating institutions and future direction