A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TRADITIONAL AND MODERN METHODS OF FOOD PRESERVATION AND STORAGE by DR N. E. U. INYANG(FSTAN) AND WILLIAM B. EDET

Abstract
The traditional methods of food preservation practiced by Itam people of Itu Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State are investigated in this study. Both short and long term methods of food preservation and storage are practiced by the people. Compared with modern methods, the traditional methods in use are cheaper, last longer and are more available to the people. However, fruit drinks prepared locally hardly keep because of lack of the technology of using chemicals in food preservation. Generally, the traditional methods practiced help to keep major food items available until the next season and should be adopted on a large scale to help alleviate poverty among the people. International and government agencies concerned with food production can do a great deal to hear.