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Traditional post-harvest technology of perishable tropical staples


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by Pamela A. Lancaster and D.G. Coursey
Tropical Development and Research Institute

FAO AGRICULTURAL SERVICES BULLETIN No.59

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome, 1984

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Contents


Foreword

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 The major tropical perishable staple foods

Chapter 3 Basic principles of post-harvest technology of perishable food crop products: and the magnitude of post-harvest losses

Chapter 4 The ego-cultural nature of societies dependent on perishable staple foods

Chapter 5

  1. Cassava
  2. Yams
  3. Sweet potato
  4. The aroid root crops
  5. Bananas and plantains
  6. Breadfruit
  7. Pandanus
  8. Starches derived from stem crops

Chapter 6 General conclusions

Bibliography