Crop and food processing
Turning agricultural products into other commodities has the potential to provide income generating opportunities that are needed to support the millions of poor families who can no longer support their livelihoods from the land alone and people who have no land to farm.
Subjects include advice on personal hygiene, working practices, clothing, operating machinery, and cleaning.
Barrie Axtell and Peter Fellows for Practical Action, 2008, 3 pages
This Technical Brief gives an outline of the storage requirements of different crops, and looks at the construction and operation of cold stores.
Peter Fellows for Practical Action, 2008, 8 pages
Keeping produce fresh with refrigeration methods that require no external power.
Neil Noble for Practical Action, 2003, 5 pages
Labelling is an important process in the food processing chain. It is the first point of contact between consumer and producer.
Dr. Sue Azam Ali for Practical Action, 2008, 5 pages
Types of food poisoning and their possible causes.
Barrie Axtell for Practical Action, 2003, updated 2009, 5 pages
Whether starting from the beginning or converting an existing structure, these notes give relevant guidance.
Practical Action, 2002, 2 pages
In this Technical Brief some simple principles are described which can be used to check the design of locally-made or imported equipment.
Barrie Axtell for Practical Action, 2003, 3 pages
A guide to safe food handling and packaging for small-scale producers.
ENGLISH-FRANCAIS
P.Fellows, V.Hidellage & E.Judge for Practical Action & CTA, 1998, 14 pages
An essential component of any food processing business, QC protects customers and business whilst ensuring food law compliance.
Barrie Axtell (2003) and Tony Swetman (2008 update) for Practical Action, 4 pages
In vast areas of developing countries that are without reliable electricity supply alternative methods for refrigeration are needed.
Practical Action, last modified March 2003, 8 pages
The ceramic refrigerator uses evaporative cooling to keep food fresh without a power source.
Kamal Khalifa for Practical Action Sudan, Jan 2008, 1 page
This document examines ways of ensuring that the risk of contamination in food preparation from the water supply is minimised.
Barrie Axtell for Practical Action, 1998, 4 pages