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 - The promotion of value addition in the agricultural sector through agroindustrialization is generally considered as one of the most efficient policies towards sustainable economic development. Indeed, investments in agro-processing are known to have significant multiplier effects, through its backward and forward linkages across productive chains. [...]
 - Although these crops have been for centuries the traditional staples in many developing countries they have until recently been relatively neglected by most national research institutes, extension services and by food supply planners. While part of this neglect can be attributed to difficulties in marketing [...]
FAO code: 86, AGRIS: SO1
 - Rice in human nutrition has been written to serve a wide range of readers in government, universities and industry as a general source on most aspects of rice production, processing, trade and consumption. We hope that this book, as well as complementary trade information on [...]
 - The Role of Small Grains in Food Security in Marainal Rainfall Areas of Zimbabwe Sorghum and Millet Processing and Utilisation in the Southern Africa Development Coordination Conference Area The Place of Dehulling in African Food Systems Relevance of marketing conditions to improve foodgrain production Concepts of food grain stock [...]
 - The objectives of this seminar on private enterprise and the post-harvest sector were: to encourage the GASGA Executive to discuss the GASGA role in promoting private enterprise in the post-harvest sector; to prepare a GASGA position paper on support to private enterprise in the post-harvest sector; [...]
GASGA Executive Seminar Series
 - Several global trends highlight the increasing importance of postharvest activities and research in this field. The first trend is urbanization, particularly in developing countries. As people live farther away from where food is prepared, they increasingly rely on smooth transport, storage, processing, and marketing systems [...]
 - The level of interest in small-scale food processing in developing countries has increased dramatically in recent years. It is due in part to the promotion of income-generating activities to help increase incomes and employment in rural areas, and also in part to the success of [...]
 - Post-production operations include all steps and actors from production to consumption. Therefore, a systems approach should be adopted when analysing constraints and introducing improvements. A methodology to analyse post-production systems has been developed by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) [...]
 - Post-harvesarvest operations are part of a system that includes all the steps, factors and actors from production to consumpttion. Therefore, a systems approach must be adopted when analysing constraints and introducing improvements. A methodology to analyse the constraints of post-harvest systems has been developed by [...]
 - Damage and losses caused by rodents are well documented. Diseases transmitted by rodents to man are often widespread, and in some cases still lead to epidemics. In post-harvest systems financial losses caused by rodent pests are particularly high, because crops have attained their highest value. [...]
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