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 This Technical Bulletin from Practical Action gives details on drying, milling and packaging chillies. The bulletin gives information on both solar drying which works well in dry weather and other dryers than can be used when the humidity is higher. The article can be viewed in text format online and can be downloaded [...] Just a short comment, when the biofuels debate reaches the front page of Time magazine, it is surely significant. from: Time (click image for full story online) Although the contradictors are already at work, I feel we should all acknowledge that very massive and rapid change is happening that could have extremely serious [...] The major problems that retailers highlight in their negotiations with potential small scale providers and especially processor are assurance of supply and quality. While large retailers often have quality management requirements that dictate systems to which the small scale processor must comply, the processor also needs a general background and understanding of quality and quality [...] India will host the first global conference on agro-industries, to be held in New Delhi from 8-11 April 2008. from: GAIF Website (click image for full story online) The website defines the reasons for the forum as: Why the Global Forum The development of competitive agro-industries is crucial for creating employment and income [...] This short review from: Food Central (click image for full story online)
titled “The mycotoxin patulin: a concern for apple juice processing and products” on the Food Central site is one of the many free information services FSTA offer. The site is well worth exploring and subscribing to for the good information [...] I said I would be discussing the Bottom of the Pyramid model and how it can apply to poverty alleviation in Africa. I am writing what I have come to understand from some reading and browsing and do it because I suspect we are not yet using the international learning in this area in Africa. [...] Following on my previous blog on the the potential of indigenous fruits in AfricaI today read an article on progress that has been made in Tanzania.
from: The Daily Fruit Wine Blog
This article lists four trees that are being planted and five, including the baobab, tamirand and marula which are harvested [...] I hope this is not becoming too much of a biofuels blog, but I found this very interesting and was particularly struck by how a quick calculation can bring insight – maybe we need to to this more often in food processing! While the “energy cost of ethanol” is much more difficult to calculate, the [...] Croatian Food Scientists have identified Trehalose, a sugar found naturally in mushrooms, honey, lobster and shrimp as a potential food additive. As well as enhancing aroma in processed strawberries it appear to improve the colour, aroma, and the anthocyanin content of the finished fillings.
from: Food Navigator Europe
Since aroma is [...] This article from Alabama Cooperative Extension System is comprehensive and detailed, it unfortunately written for the USA system but should guide an entrepreneur thinking about the food sector.
from: Alabama Cooperative Extension System
It mainly a focused narrative that covers the practical processes that need to be addressed with lots of useful [...] |
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