We evaluate, adapt & improve ethnic crops for US Ecosystems.
“Ethnic Crop Specialists” (ECS) is a non-profit consulting outfit set up to promote crop diversification for healthy living and Food Security in New Jersey and the United States of America. It targets the integration of healthful and nutritious ethnic crops into the community food basket to respond to the growing human diversity in the country. The major ethnic crops being currently promoted are Exotic Peppers, Okra, Roselle, Tigernut, and Tropical Spinach. Other crops include African and Indian Eggplants, Bitterleaf, Egusi Melon, Ewedu (Corchorus), Fluted Pumpkin (Ugwu), Moringa, Sokoyokoto (Celosia), “Yam Leaf” (Sweet potato leaf), African White Yam and Purple Yam (Indian Water Yam). ECS promotes these crops by sharing up-to-date knowledge and skills on production, post-harvest handling, utilization, and marketing. It shares ethnic crop seeds and organizes short online and face-to-face training workshops on ethnic crops in the United States.


✓ Nutritious/ Healthful crops
✓ Crops for Diverse Cultures

Photos show the major ethnic crops we currently promote, their
morphological features in the field and the commercialized products.
Medium/large plant size, large red or yellow fruit, good source of Vitamins A &C, high in fiber, flavorful, mild/hot taste (30-350K SHU)
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Medium/large plant size, large red or yellow fruit, good source of Vitamins A &C, high in fiber, flavorful, mild/hot taste (30-350K SHU)
Dr. Orton is currently an Emeritus Professor and Part-Time Lecturer for the Department of Plant Biology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University. He attended Michigan State University where he earned a B.S. in Biology with Honors in 1972 and a Ph.D. in Botany and Genetics in 1979.
A graduate of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria (B.Sc. Crop Science), and Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA (MS., Ph.D.), has 45 years of research, teaching, and extension experience in weed science, agronomy, and horticulture, under tropical and temperate conditions; and administrative experience in international agriculture.
Gbenga is an internationally-known event marketing expert, startup coach, dynamic entrepreneur passionate about helping visionaries succeed in the life, career, and business they desire, fulfilling God-given potential.
He is the author of the best-selling book, “How to Start Your Own Business While Employed,” and a Rising Star Award Recipient for Trade and Business.
There are four Ethnic Crop Training modules, namely: Grow Enough Series, Ethnic Crop Production, Postharvest Handling, Utilization and Marketing.
We are here to promote food security & healthy living through the integration of diverse ethnic crops in to the food basket of our communities.
(856) 279-8641
aayeni192@gmail.com
We Promote Crop Diversification for Healthy Living and Food Security.
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