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Canning & PreservingPaul Vincent MrosoArticlesNon-food Agricultural products: Part I: Thinking about the apparent waste. In Africa the use of non-food agricultural waste is minimal. Exploitation of this apparent waste could enhance food security and generate products of economic importance East African Water- Part II: Not a Drop Safe to Drink. Slow sand filters are affordable, easy in upkeep, sustainable and can be used to supply clean water fit to drink to rich or poor communities. This paper intend to emphasize these facts East African Water: Part 1-Not a drop safe to drink. This article asks why in East Africa where there is abundance of water, it appears there is neither an assured water supply nor clean water fit to drink. Immense costs to treat water borne diseases are incurred instead of purifying the water, or reducing polution Leafy Green Vegetables in African Food, Health and Wealth: Part II. Significance of green leafy vegetables in African diets is not limited to nutrition but also to medicinal and social welfare.Intellectual piracy has detrimental influence on wealth that can be generated from these products. Leafy Green Vegetables in African Food, Health and Wealth: Part I. The article shows the variety and extent of usage of green leafy vegetables. Nurtitional benefits are discussed Yam: Possible Hidden Qualities, The article discusses the nutritive and possible health benefits that yam could offer.There are possibilities that research could reveal more of yams good qualities, Cassava: An Emerging Food Product :The consequence of its popularity The paper looks at the commercial success of cassava and questions whether this increased demands in the uses of this crop could be detrimental to the poor who depend on it.Unless safeguards are put into place, we may be robbing from the poor their dependable and affordable food. A look at food security issues relevant to Africa: Part II This article aims to draw attention to the abundance of resources, notably in Africa, that are not exploited to any significant level A look at food security issues relevant to Africa: Part I The article discusses the food shortages in Africa by looking at alternative ways for improvement.One alternative discussed is to identify available resources and to use them instead being dependent on outside resources An Overview of Food Preservation Methods in Practice in Africa Drying, salting and smoking are food preservation methods that have declined in the industrialised world but are in practice in Africa. The merits of such methods are discussed, looking at problems, while suggesting ideas for improvement Preserving the Banana Fruit by Smoke-Drying Method. The method presented for preserving banana fruit by smoke drying is carried out with no modern machinery emphasizing the fact that preservation is done at very low levels of technological advancement.The lack of improvement may be the hindrance to commercial benefits being realized. |
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