Demand-Driven Technologies for Sustainable Maize ... - IITA

495should work closely with food technologists, industrialists, andconsumer groups in varietal development programs. Valueaddedproduction will enhance maize utilization. Work in this linehas started in Cameroon and Nigeria and should be continued.Advances1. Composite fl our for dough product (30% substitution) is nowavailable. Production of amylase-rich fl our has been developed andis now available to interested individuals and industrialists.2. Production process of starch granules is also now available.3. Use of essential oils in the storage of maize.Lessons1. The traditional local agroprocessing items of equipment are noteffi cient in producing good quality food products.2. There has been a great demand for yellow QPM.3. There was little or no information on newly developed end-useproducts.Challenges1. The need to make yellow QPM varieties available for commercialproduction.2. Involvement of industrialists and processors in technologydevelopment and dissemination.3. Building NARS capacity for practical and quick tryptophaneanalysis.Recommendations1. Organize and encourage farmers to have access to various itemsof equipment for maize production and processing.2. Identify appropriate and cost-effective drying and storagemethods for effective dissemination in the humid areas.3. Promote further research in the characterization of essential oil inmaize storage.4. Promote QPM varieties in all agroecological zones for the use offarmers and industrialists.5. Breeders should consider nutritional enhancement by improvingprotein, zinc and iron contents and quality. Yellow QPM must bedeveloped and promoted to support accelerated development ofthe poultry and livestock industries.6. Physico-chemical and proximate analyses must be conductedfor promising varieties for industrial use. In this regard, breedersshould work closely with food technologists, industrialists andconsumer groups in varietal development programs. Valueaddedproduction will enhance maize utilization.