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 This is probably the best technical information I have seen aimed at the training of small scale vegetable and fruit processors. The first book covers the principles of post-harvest handling, storage and processing of fruits and vegetables while the second provides recipes and guidance to put these principles into practice. click image for free [...] Over the years I have seen many attempts, and been involved in some myself, where there has been an attempt to introduce vegetable production in resource poor communities. This one – The African Market Garden (AMG) seems to address a number of the problems I saw and refreshingly provides some hard information on costs and [...] This is a useful 40 page document from a USAID project. What is interesting about the document is that it addresses two levels, the overall GMP & HACCP process and suggestions on how to introduce them as well as the detailed information on design, finishes, practices, conditions of processing plants that all require attention. [...] This study in the African Journal of Nutrition, Agriculture and Development (AJFAND), clearly shows, as would be expected, the loss in Vitamin A and C was the highest, while the crude protein content measured by a Kjeldahl method fell more than the minerals and fibre which one would not expect to be directly effected by [...] So now we need to grow our vegetables under cover to stop “the critters” soiling them and effecting our health?
from: The Packer (click image for full story online)
Reminds me of the reaction when you suggest sun drying to someone as an appropriate technology. The immediate reaction is “but what about [...] The value chain is a recent formalised system for evaluating and understanding the issues up stream and downstream of a food processing operation that can effect its viability. An example of a value chain from Cambodia is given below.
from: Agro Biz Cambodia (click image for full story online)
The full article [...] Here’s another one of those amazing FAO books. Although its focussed on rural processing it presents technologies that can produce products the equal of large industry.
from: FAO (click image for full story online)
This is mainly hurdle technology where shelf stability is achieved by a combination of processes and ingredients rather [...] Is this really a new technology? too often I’ve read about the next new drying technology but the changes haven’t been significant for many years. At the end of the day that cost is a major issue where many new technologies have failed.
from: Food Production Daily (click image for full story online) [...] This is another food processing based business manual by Peter Fellows like others I have reviewed eg Business Manual – Small-scale Root Crops and Tubers Processing and Products Free Online Information – Milling & Baking Enterprise Design Processing Fruit & Vegetables The latter being similar to this manual but with more of a technology focus [...] Consumers in Europe are likely to increasingly see fruit and vegetables with less than perfect appearance (the so called “wonky” produce) on their supermarket shelves from July 2009 as the EU tries to reduce its bureaucracy
Vegetables
Attractive and wholesome fruit and vegetables like these feed the world but have, over [...] |
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