Small scale food processing technologies and their use in the rural areas of the Eastern Africa subregion

Abstract

This paper focuses on Small scale food processing technologies and their use in the rural areas of the Eastern Africa sub region. This paper is divided into four chapters. The first chapter examines the current situation and the advantages of the utilization of food processing technologies in the rural areas of some countries of the Eastern Africa sub region. The second chapter is devoted to procedures for the food processing technologies for selected products. The third chapter formulates some recommendations on manpower training and supporting services while the fourth chapter deals with the impact of small-scale food processing activities on the environment.