Author: Publisher: International Potato Center
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Author: Publisher: International Potato Center
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Food Engineering, Quality and Competitiveness in Small Food Industry Systems with Emphasis on Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: Roberto CuevasPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251052501
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
This publication sets out a detailed systems analysis approach to the small and medium agro-food industries sector in Latin America and the Caribbean region, in order to promote food safety and quality as well as enterprise productivity and competitiveness. The issues are discussed from food engineering and technology perspectives, in light of the complex issues faced by small food industries in the current trading system.
Addressing Marketing and Processing Constraints that Inhibit Agrifood Exports
Author: Michael John WestlakePublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251054154
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
One of the main objectives of the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) negotiated under the Uruguay Round is to improve the access of developing countries to foreign markets. Constraints in the domestic supply chains of many countries, along with weak marketing support and trade facilitation services, have prevented them, however, from exploiting the opportunities provided by the AoA and by other agreements to improve market access. The aim of this guide is to inform policy analysts on issues that should be considered while developing policies and measures to break the main processing and marketing constraints that prevent their countries from fully exploiting their agrifood export potential.
Cassava Research and Development in Asia: Exploring New Opportunities for an Acient Crop.
Author: Publisher: CIAT
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
Maintenance and Operation of Bulk Grain Stores
Author: David B. WilliamsPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251034897
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Production Technology of Underutilized Vegetable Crops
Author: SavitaPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031153855
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
This volume discusses the nutraceutical importance, production technologies, management and cultivation practices of underutilized vegetables, which can be described as those vegetable crops which are neither grown commercially on a large scale nor traded widely. While much of the crops addressed in the book are cultivated, traded and consumed at the local level, there are over 60 species of minor vegetables with high growth and yield potentials that are not cultivated to a large extent for greater populations. This work highlights the production technologies needed to grow these vegetables on a larger scale and under various adverse soil and climatic conditions, and their nutritional and medical benefits to assist with food security, health and poverty alleviation in rural areas. Production of underutilized vegetables is low, due to the unavailability of planting material, lack of awareness about the nutritional and medicinal importance among the farmers and inadequate information on the production techniques of these crops. In this context, there is an urgent need to take up a program on genetic resources exploration, management, utilization, and improvement of underutilized vegetable crops to ensure food and nutritional security. Readers will learn about these technologies and practices, while also learning about the unique properties and benefits of these underutilized vegetables. The book will be useful for academicians and researchers focusing on vegetable production and breeding, as well as farmers and sustainability scientists looking for underexplored sources of nutrition to benefit large rural populations.
Guidelines for the Establishment, Operation, and Management of Cereal Banks
Author: Jan KatPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251030127
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Market Infrastructure Planning
Author: J. D. Tracey-WhitePublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251043912
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
This is the third manual on market infrastructure; it highlights the need for improved planning and decision-making to ensure successful market investments. The guide identifies the key steps in deciding on whether and how to invest in market infrastructure and highlights the steps to be taken to determine the size, location and operations of markets. The guide will be of interest to economists and planners in ministries of agriculture and of urban development as well as city and local authorities. Development practitioners will also find the guide of interest.
The Role of Post-harvest Management in Assuring the Quality and Safety of Horticultural Produce
Author: Adel A. KaderPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251051375
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Basic approaches to maintaining the safety and quality of horticultural produce are the same, regardless of the market to which this produce is targeted. This bulletin reviews the factors which contribute to quality and safety deterioration of horticultural produce, and describes approaches to assuring the maintenance of quality and safety throughout the post-harvest chain. Specific examples are given to illustrate the economic implications of investing in and applying proper post-harvest technologies. Criteria for the assessment of post-harvest needs, the selection of post-harvest technologies appropriate to the situation and context, and for extending appropriate levels of post-harvest information are also discussed.
Varieties and Landraces
Author: Marney Pascoli CeredaPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0323910653
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Varieties and Landraces: Cultural Practices and Traditional Uses, Volume Two in the Underground Starchy Crops of South American Origin series, brings information on the applied level of producing and using starch from a range of plants grown in tropical and subtropical areas of South American origin. The book presents the economic and social importance of these crops that store starch in underground organs. The title also explores bioactive compounds as a way for the valorization of these crops, along with commercial and traditional cultivation in South America (Colombia/Venezuela/Andean highlands, Mexico, Brazilian savannah and Pantanal, besides the Amazon forest), bringing botanical information, too. Edited by a team of experts with a solid background in starch extraction research, this book is ideal for anyone involved in research and development, as well as anyone in cultivation, quality control and legislation in the field of starch. - Presents a summary view of how agricultural production and cultivation of starchy crops occur in their countries of origin, highlighting their strengths and challenges - Covers the possibilities for local development by valuing products obtained from natural crops in more distant and scarcer markets of variability - Evaluates landraces that are found in small-scale agriculture where traditions are maintained, including tubers, rhizomes and roots as carbohydrate sources used as stable foods in South American countries
