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  1. High Hopes For Post-Harvest: a new look at village-scale crop processing

    This booklet presents an approach to improving the efficiency and productivity of crop processing at village level in developing countries. Village processing can lead to improved food security, greater prosperity and enhanced quality of life for the villagers. It requires improved tools and...
    631.56 FAO

  2. Enhancing postharvest technology generation and dissemination in Africa: proceedings of the Workshop on Enhancing Postharvest Technology Generation and Dissemination in Africa, held at the Sheraton Hotel, Cotonou, Benin, 26-28 October, 1998

    Joseph Kwarteng This publication includes papers on postharvest presented at the workshop. Included in these papers are "Postharvest Management and its Effects on Africa's Food Security and Liveihoods" and Micro-scale Enterprise Approach to Sweetpotato and Potato Improvement Systems". 76 pgs, illustrations,...
    631.560 KWA

  3. The Gardens for All Book of Tomatoes

    by Dick and Jan Raymond Tomatoes are the most popular vegetable grown by gardeners today for many reasons: they can be grown anywhere, they are relatively easy to grow, and tomatoes are easily preserved for out-of-season use.The Gardens for All Book of Tomatoes provides information for tomatoes gardening including...
    635.642 RAY

  4. 300 Super Tomato Tips

    Organic Gardening 56 page pamphlet with tips on how to grow and use tomatoes.300 Super Tomato Tipsincludes information caring for your young tomatoes, harvest ripe tomatoes six weeks earlier, staking your tomatoes, harvest and postharvest of tomatoes.
    635.642 ORG

  5. Processing Tropical Crops

    J. J. Asiedu Amazon.com Description An ELBS/LPBB edition is available.
    FA 52

  6. Small-Scale Postharvest Handling Practices: A Manual for Horticultural Crops (4th ed.)

    Lisa Kitinoja et al The three main objectives of applying postharvest technology to harvested fruits and vegetables are: 1) To maintain quality (appearance, texture, flavor and nutritive value), 2) To protect food safety, and 3) To reduce losses between harvest and consumption. Effective management during the...
    635.046 KIT

  7. Small-Scale Processing and Storage of Tropical Root Crops

    Donald L. Plucknett, editor This book fully describes small-scale processing and storage methods for root crops, particularly taro, sweet potato, and yams. The authors emphasize methods of handling and preserving the crops that require little in the way of energy or technology, and they discuss traditional methods of...
    664.8 PLU

  8. The Storage and Handling of Onions

    Tropical Products Institute The Storage and Handling of Onions provides information on harvesting, field handling, drying, storage, cultivars, sprout suppression, packing and diseases of onions. Produced by the Tropical Products Institute, a British Government organisation.
    635.952 TRO

  9. Introduction to Crop Processing Machinery

    Biswa Nath Ghosh This contains information on post-harvest crop processing machines for developing areas of the world. 122 pages, illustrations, photos
    631 GHO

  10. Improved Grain Storage & Pest Control in El Salvador

    Roger Bullard Deals with improving grain storage conditions as well as post-harvest pest control techniques in El Salvador. 33 pages (2 Copies)
    633.1 BUL