Summary report of main activities of the FAO/ECA advisory group on Food and Agricultural Industries Development in Africa (AGFI) 1980-81

Abstract

With the goal of stimulating the production and utilisation of indigenous cereals, rootss tubers and legumes in particular sorghum in composite flours for bakery products in traditional, new and modified food products it will have the following objectives^ a) ensure better understanding of the importance and potential for industrial application of sorghums etc. and the technologies available for milling and baking coarse grains' b) ascertain the status and plans of existing 'national composite flour programmes or the possibilities of establishing such programmes c) discuss the programme versus the needs of the proposed Regional TCDC Composite Flour Development and Training Centre (Sorghum).