Current trends show consistently increasing urbanisation rates in developing countries.
It is estimated that. These technologies are scaleable, economical, generally environmentally friendly, and are applicable in preserving and enhancing the nutritional quality and safety of foods. Optimisation of bioreactor processes and improvement of the quality of biological inoculants applied in bioprocessing, pose major challenges to the development of bioprocessing technologies in developing countries. Introduction Food processing in many developing countries is characterised by a large number of small-scale operations, which often process indigenous raw materials on a seasonal basis. In a number of instances, high post-harvest losses are sustained owing to limited knowledge of appropriate processing technologies and the inadequacy of processing facilities to accommodate crop production.