Drying of Foods

The drying of food results in longer preservation and ease of transport (lighter). This technical brief describes some of the requirements for food drying to retain maximum nutrients and aesthetics, and summarizes information on the various drying equipment.

Mushroom Growing

Developing commercial cultivation of mushrooms is growing throughout Africa. This brief focuses on this practice in Zimbabwe.

Solar Drying

Drying using sunshine - a brief description of the basic principles behind it and how to determine the rate of drying.

Ginger Processing

Ginger is valued for the dried ginger spice and preserved, crystallised ginger.

Fruit Preserves - Jams, Jellies and Marmalades

An introduction to small-scale jams, jellies and marmalades making, Known collectively as preserves.

Guideline for Building Power Thresher

Step by step pictorial description of how to build a power thresher cost effectively.

Pepper Processing

Pepper processing looks at the main post harvest activities. These activities include sorting, threshing and drying.

Clove Processing

Cloves are the unopened flower buds of the evergreen tree and are used to flavour foods and drinks. They are also used to produce essential oil used in dentistry and as a cleaning agent in microscopy. The steps in obtaining and processing it are shown here.

Agro-pesticide use in Sri Lanka

This study examines the present situation of pesticide use and the changes and trends over the past ten years with the objective of highlighting the issues that need to be addressed by policies.

Agricultural Trade Policy in Developing Countries During Take-off

Michael Stockbridge

Agricultural trade has always been one of the most sensitive international trade issues. Governments around the world have long been reluctant to abandon policy instruments that give them influence over domestic prices and allow them to raise revenues. The most commonly cited justification for gover...