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Abstract
Focuses on the processing of four cereals - maize (or corn), rice, sorghum and wheat. A useful guide for those intending to set up a cereal-processing enterprise. Topics include harvesting, threshing, storage, milling, hulling, baking and fermenting.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contents | 8 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 9 | ||
| 1 Traditional post-harvest system | 12 | ||
| Harvesting | 12 | ||
| Threshing and winnowing | 12 | ||
| Drying | 13 | ||
| Storage | 13 | ||
| Primary processing methods | 14 | ||
| 2 Improved processes and technologies | 17 | ||
| Harvesting | 17 | ||
| Threshing | 17 | ||
| Winnowing | 19 | ||
| Maize shelling | 19 | ||
| Drying | 20 | ||
| Storage | 21 | ||
| Milling, grinding and hulling | 22 | ||
| Economic considerations | 27 | ||
| 3 Secondary processing - cereal based foods | 28 | ||
| 4 Case studies | 30 | ||
| 5 Checklist for project planning | 51 | ||
| 6 Tools and equipment | 54 | ||
| REFERENCES | 62 | ||
| FURTHER READING | 63 | ||
| CONTACTS | 64 |