The KNUST College of Agriculture and Natural Resources in collaboration with the KNUST Wellness Centre has held a 3-day fair of fresh foods produced in KNUST to commemorate the month of March as the ‘National Nutrition Month’; a period set aside to encourage people to eat well.
The KNUST Wellness Centre is a state-of-the-art Health, Nutrition and Fitness Consultancy Centre created to promote preventive health to staff and students in KNUST and the general public.
The Centre also conducts thorough medical screening to help people know their health status, and for clinical advice and treatment.
The Centre, headed by Professor (Mrs.) Ibok Oduro is located at the Hale and Hearty Centre near the KNUST Swimming pool with its members referred to as ‘‘Wellness Champions’’.
Dr. Mercy Badu, a member of the KNUST Wellness Champions explained that the initiative behind the fair was to make fresh foods available to members of the University community.
She went on to reveal that most people are not aware of the chemicals used on the vegetables and fruits they purchase from markets.
According to Dr Mercy Badu, the exhibition would serve as a platform to bring to consumers wholesome fresh foods that are available and produced in KNUST and subsequently direct people to know the various locations where they can get these fresh foods to purchase.
The Fresh foods fair exhibited foodstuff like tomatoes, scotch bonnet pepper, sweet bell pepper, palm nut fruit, okra, tilapia, fruits and other vegetables.
