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Title Food storage facilities and structures in Ghana
Full text http://dspace.knust.edu.gh/dspace/handle/123456789/172
Date 2009
Author(s) ATTOH, Julius Nathan Aryeetey
Abstract vi, 64p. - A lot has been said through the mass media and on political platforms concerning food losses in the country as a result of poor and inadequate food storage facilities and structures. The object of this study therefore is aimed at investigating the following: to find out the methods of storage and preservation of food crops by geographic regions; to find out the causes of food storage structures with respect to materials, construction methods, capacity and efficiency; to find out what difficulties the farmers encounter in transporting and marketing their produce and to consider methods of harvesting and handling us well, for the possible period of reasonable storage of any agricultural product depends on a lot of this and other factors. The survey method was used. This was preceded by a questionnaire sent to agricultural technical assistants and officers in the region for their study before the commencement of the survey. Notes were made during interviews and discussions with farmers, agricultural speciali - KNUST Library
Subject(s) FOOD; STORAGE; FACILITIES; HARVEST
Language en
Type of publication Thesis
Identifier 47
Repository Kumasi - Kwame Nkrumah University
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