Small-scale Milling - A Guide for Development Workers (Paperback)

Traditional milling is a time-consuming and laborious task for rural women and there is a great need to mechanise this operation. However, the traditional milling practices have many nutritious advantages for children and women which are not associated with the new milling techniques and instead of being an improvement there are great risk that "improved milling" can be a threat to vulnerable groups.;Should the milling take place at homestead and village level, or be centralized to larger sophisticated units? The former level can normally produce a coarse but nutritious product while the latter will result in a nice flour which often lacks essential nutrients need by people living on cereal dominated diets. Which milling technique is the most appropriate in relation to technical, economical, social, nutritional and health aspects?;The questions are many and "Small-scale Milling" is a comprehensive and practical guide to improved food processing in both rural and poor urban areas, bring together the authors' many years of practical experience of post-production activities in cereals. It has been written because of lack of practical guidelines on how to design and manage viable milli

General

Imprint:	ITDG Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	1994
Authors:	Lars-Ove Jonsson
Dimensions:	297 x 209 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	144
ISBN-13:	978-1-85339-219-1
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > Intermediate technology Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Manufacturing industries > Food manufacturing & related industries > General Books > Professional & Technical > Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies > Industrial chemistry > Food & beverage technology > General
LSN:	1-85339-219-7
Barcode:	9781853392191

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