A Review of Production, Post-harvest Handling and Marketing of Sweetpotatoes in Kenya and Uganda

Sweetpotato (Ipomea batatas) is a versatile crop that serves the roles of food and nutrition security, cash crop in both raw and processed forms. It is a source of livestock feed and has great potential as a raw material for industrial processing. The potential of sweetpotato has been greatly under exploited by the fact that it has been regarded as a poor man’s food and is mainly grown under marginal conditions for subsistence by most producers, who are rural small-scale farmers in developing countries, such as Kenya and Uganda. Losses in the highly perishable root crop and its leaves are exacerbated by lack of appropriate postharvest knowledge, technologies and facilities. Inadequate information on available cultivars also limits the maximum utilization of the crop and leaves. The current review examines production potential, post harvest handling practices, marketing, and physicochemical and nutritional properties of sweet potatoes.

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AHP choice in cocoa post-harvest technology for small-scale farmers

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research ◽

10.5424/sjar/2014123-5467 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 542 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Lenin Vera-Montenegro ◽

Amparo Baviera-Puig ◽

Jose-Maria Garcia-Alvarez-Coque

Keyword(s):

Small Scale ◽

Post Harvest ◽

Small Scale Farmers

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A review: nutrition quality and processing of Malaysian strawberries

Food Research ◽

10.26656/fr.2017.4(s1).s10 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (S1) ◽

pp. 43-51

Author(s):

Rosnah S. ◽

Hamzah H.Z. ◽

K. Shuso ◽

E. Yasunaga ◽

F. Mahat

Keyword(s):

Shelf Life ◽

Soluble Sugars ◽

Storage Condition ◽

Small Scale ◽

Processing Technologies ◽

Post Harvest ◽

Nutrition Quality ◽

Lack Of Information ◽

Cameron Highlands ◽

Small Scale Farmers

Malaysian strawberries planted in the Cameron Highlands region are mostly done by small-scale farmers and often face post-harvest losses due to the highly perishable nature of strawberries and lack of information on available processing technologies. This review intended to give an overview of the nutritional quality of strawberries, post-harvest factors that contribute to quality decrement and processing practices done to reduce losses as well as increase the shelf-life of strawberries. Literature comparison between Malaysia and other countries was done on available prior studies and written reports. The review revealed that strawberries are rich in anthocyanin (which contributes to its red colour and flavour) and vitamin C, high in moisture content (up to 92% at ripening stage), have an acidic pH (ranging from 3.39 to 3.8 upon ripening) and sweet in taste (glucose, fructose and sucrose are the major soluble sugars available in strawberries). Several factors contributed to strawberry fruits losses and deterioration including the effect of improper handling, storage condition and pathogen bacteria attack. Drying and pasteurisation processes are the most common practices done in strawberry processing due to the effectiveness of the treatments in extending their shelf-life.

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Post-harvest losses reduction by small-scale maize farmers: The role of handling practices

Food Policy ◽

10.1016/j.foodpol.2018.05.001 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 77 ◽

pp. 103-115 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Martin Julius Chegere

Keyword(s):

Small Scale ◽

Post Harvest ◽

Handling Practices

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Marginalized Small-Scale Farmers as Actors in Just Circular-Economy Transitions: Exploring Opportunities to Circulate Crop Residue as Raw Material in India

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su122410355 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (24) ◽

pp. 10355

Author(s):

Anna Härri ◽

Jarkko Levänen ◽

Katariina Koistinen

Keyword(s):

Labor Markets ◽

Circular Economy ◽

Crop Residue ◽

Raw Material ◽

Institutional Factors ◽

Small Scale ◽

Institutional Void ◽

Cultivation Practices ◽

Small Scale Farmers ◽

Sustainability Challenges

Facing substantial sustainability challenges, sustainable transitions to circular systems are increasingly called for. The use of biomass to produce textile fibers is a niche that could contribute to a circular textile system. In this niche, farmers supplying biomass would play a crucial role. Through a literature review, we argue in this article that farmers are important actors in this context, but their agency is limited by numerous institutional factors, such as cultivation practices, labor markets, and information systems. These factors together can create an institutional void, which can hamper both the agency of farmers and their ability to participate, as well as the justness of the niche. The void’s strength depends on the institutional interface a farmer is subjected to. Before just transitions to circular systems can occur, marginalized actors’ agency and ability to participate in the niche, in a just way, must be improved, by decreasing the strength of the institutional void.

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An Overview of African Traditional Cassava Processing and Utilization

Outlook on Agriculture ◽

10.1177/003072708901800303 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 110-118 ◽

Cited By ~ 53

Author(s):

S. K. Hahn

Keyword(s):

Small Scale ◽

African Continent ◽

African Countries ◽

Post Harvest ◽

Per Capita ◽

Small Scale Farmers

Cassava is grown in 31 African countries and consumption per capita averages just over 100 kg/year. This article reviews traditional cassava processing and utilization as now practised by small-scale farmers and processors in Africa, and examines the opportunities for improving post-harvest operations in the African continent.

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UNIDO, Industrial Processing of Natural Resources. New York: United Nations. 1981. viii + 78pp.US $ 5.00. [United Nations Publication Sales No. E. 81. 11 . B.1]

The Pakistan Development Review ◽

10.30541/v21i4pp.329-333 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

pp. 329-333

Author(s):

Rashid Aziz

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

United Nations ◽

Industrial Development ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Raw Material ◽

Industrial Processing ◽

Depth Study ◽

Manufactured Exports ◽

Year 2000

The book under review is a concise but fairly in-depth study of the prospects for export diversification from the Less Developed Countries (henceforth labeled as LDCs) particularly to Developed Countries (henceforth labeled as OCs). Given the multiple problems faced by the LOCs in exporting to the OCs - protectionist policies with regards to manufactured exports, volatility of prices obtained for raw material exports, etc. - the study analyses the potential for following an intermediate route. The important issues in the export of semi -processed and wholly processed raw materials are discussed. 111ese issues range from the problems and potentials for the location of processing facilities in the LOCs to the formulation of appropriate policies to encourage an export of processed goods rather than raw materials. Such policies will be useful both in solving the balance of-payments problems of the LDCs and in attaining the goal of the Lima Declaration and Plan of Action on Industrial Development and Co-operation, that called for 2S percent of world industrial production to be located in the LOCs by the year 2000.

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Researching Alternative Cash Crops for Small Scale Farmers in Southern Ohio

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.33.3.530a ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. 530a-530

Author(s):

Brad Bergefurd ◽

Gary Gao

Keyword(s):

Applied Research ◽

Small Scale ◽

Extension Agents ◽

Research Projects ◽

Cash Crops ◽

Grant Program ◽

Culinary Herbs ◽

Small Scale Farmers

Speciality crops are great alternative cash crops for small scale farmers. Small scale farmers are constantly searching for viable economic crops to grow. We have been conducting applied research on the production and marketing of culinary herbs, oriental vegetables, colored peppers, and muskmelons to name a few. These crops show excellent potential for southern Ohio. Field demonstration, seminars, and surveys were used to gather and disseminate information on these speciality crops. More than 230 people attended our seminars on alternative cash crops. More than 150 people attended our field days. In addition, we had identified many chefs that are willing to purchase from local speciality crop growers. It will be a win-win situation for both chefs and growers. Growers will be able to maximize their profitability while chefs will receive fresh and unique produce. As a result of our research, we were able to show small scale growers what they can grow successfully and how they can market their crops for most profit. These applied research projects received a combined funding of $10000.00 from OSU Extension-Innovative Grant program. These projects are a great way to establish credibility among clients. We would also like to demonstrate how other extension agents can help their clients. A lecture utilizing slides and overhead transparencies will be the format of the seminar.

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