LAUTECH's Prof. Ade-Omowaye advocates greater use of underutilised legumes for better health, food security

 


LAUTECH's Prof. Ade-Omowaye advocates greater use of underutilised legumes for better health, food security


Protein from legumes has been described as indispensable for human growth, immune competence, cognitive development and resistance to infections.

A former Dean of the Faculty of Food and Consumer Sciences and former Chairperson of the Committee of Provosts and Deans, Professor Beatrice Iyabo Ade-Omowaye, stated this while delivering the 2nd Faculty Lecture of the Faculty of Food and Consumer Sciences at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH).

The lecture, titled 'Hidden Protein and Better Health: Unlocking the Potential of Nigeria’s Underutilised Legumes', highlighted the benefits of legumes as an important source of protein and their role in promoting better health.

Professor Ade-Omowaye maintained that legumes occupy a distinctive place as a source of protein and are an essential component of a diversified diet, providing carbohydrates, dietary fibre, minerals and bioactive compounds.

She noted that although Nigeria has a substantial agricultural base for legume production, cultivation remains concentrated on a few established crops, particularly cowpea, groundnut and soybean, which are widely grown and supported by existing marketing systems.

According to her, the neglect of underutilised legumes has nutritional and strategic consequences, as the country's dependence on only a few conventional legumes narrows Nigeria’s food basket and limits its nutritional potential.

The Dean of the Faculty, Professor Emmanuel Akande, commended the lecturer for presenting a timely and thought-provoking lecture. 

He urged participants to take full advantage of the knowledge shared for the benefit of their health and overall well-being.

Earlier, the Vice-Chancellor of LAUTECH, Professor Razaq Olatunde Rom Kalilu, said the university is blessed with human resources capable of providing solutions to national, environmental and developmental challenges. 

Represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Strategy and Development), Professor Tunde Ogunkunle, the Vice-Chancellor thanked the Dean of the Faculty and other stakeholders for being proactive in organising the lecture, noting that it would enable the university and the nation to benefit from the institution’s wealth of expertise.

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