High hopes for post-harvest
Subtitle: a new look at village-scale crop processing
By: Brian Clarke.
Contributors: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Agricultural Support Systems Division.
Series: FAO diversification booklet -- 4.
Publisher: Agricultural Support Systems Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 36
Subjects: Agricultural processing.; Food industry and trade.; Food handling.; Rural industries.
Description: Improve the efficiency and productivity of food handling and processing in the community and everyone benefits. There are no losers. Access to a more secure supply of foods and raw materials for manufacturing provides for more employment, enhances income and brings greater prosperity to people. Markets can be better exploited, with crops stored pending rising prices and selling when the time is right. Whether handling, storing and/or processing, access to improved technologies, to materials end information is essential. the intellectual wealth of the community.
Notes: "TC/M/Y5111E/1/12.03/1200"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-36).