NORTH CENTRAL FOOD INSTITUTE TO BE BUILT IN JOS-BOT


By Onjefu Odaudu, Jos, Nigeria 

The Permanent Secretary ecretary of the Plateau State ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Mr Peter Lamba Bot(Mni) has disclosed that plans are under way to establish a Food Processing Pnstitute in Jos the Plateau State Capital for the preservation of perishable agricultural produce such as tomatoes, pepper and other wet farm goods. 

Mr Bot who represented the Commissioner Hon Salihu Muhammad Nyalun stated this during the budget defence/discussion  at the conference hall of the ministry of Budget and Economic Planning Joseph Gomwalk Secretariat, Jos on Monday 5 October 2025.

He said the institute will cater for the entire North Central States to preserve wet agricultural produce so that value chain would be improved thereby providing incentives for farmers citing the processing of "Plateau potatoes" as a key take away of such an innovation. 
The Permanent Secretary also disclosed that plans are underway to establish electronic hubs in all the 17 local government areas of the state  to harness youths technologically and also to to prepare them for Computer Based Tests(CBT) as the need arises. 

Mr Bot noted that there is currently a plan under way to review the Plateau State Science, Technology and Innovation blueprint which has not been done since 2005 and appreciated the efforts of the state governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, Esq in bringing this to fruition while lauding him for increasing the budget of the ministry which has facilitated the upgrade of its operations

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