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Sun Drying: Making Food Last the Old Way
All CountriesAlliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa

Sun drying is a traditional drying method for reducing the moisture content of paddy by spreading the grains under the sun. The solar radiation heats up the grains as well as the surrounding air and thus increases the rate of water evaporating from t...

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Credit Agricole du Maroc - Eco-Friendly Fresh-Produce Markets
All CountriesAlliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa

Credit Agricole du Maroc - Eco-Friendly Fresh-Produce Markets

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Charcoal from Recycled Materials Connecting Food to the Plate
NigeriaAlliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa

Charcoal from Recycled Materials Connecting Food to the Plate

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Reducing Post-Harvest Loss with Multi-Sectoral Solutions
All CountriesMaria Jones, Sarah Schwartz, Jessa Barnard

Five months ago, we witnessed the phenomenon of American farmers dumping perfectly good fresh milk into manure pits and onions into ditches. A global pandemic sent our economy into a frenzy of shocks and changes to consumers’ purchasing power that ha...

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South Africa Food Processing Ingredients Report 2019
South AfricaMargaret Ntloedibe

In 2018, South Africa imported US$3.2 billion in processed foods, an increase of 5.5 percent from 2017, with the top five products being palm oil, food preparations, whiskies, beer made from malt, and animal guts, bladder and stomach parts. In the...

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Potentials for Cassava Processing in the Littoral Region of Cameroon
CameroonEngwali, F.D., and Temkeng, D.S.

Smallholder agriculture is characterized by underemployment during off seasons, low-income earnings and severe post-harvest losses. This study aimed at examining the effects of cassava processing on rural households in the Littoral region of Cameroon...

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The Emerging Trade in Donkey Hide: An Opportunity or a Threat for Communities in Kenya?
KenyaGemma Carder, Oscar Ingasia, Evans Ngenoh, Samuel...

Donkey hides are used in a form of Traditional Chinese medicine called ejiao, the demand for ejiao is currently so high the global donkey population is currently in decline. Africa’s donkey population is considered a key source for the trade, with Ke...