Silk Reeling and Testing Manual

Silk Reeling and Testing Manual
Author: Yong-Woo Lee
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1999
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789251042939

The continuous improvement and effective dissemination of the technology for silk reeling and testing are vital in meeting the ever increasing demand for quality raw silk throughout the world. This bulletin covers a wide range of techniques in the silk reeling industry. Details are given in each chapter on the handling of fresh cocoons, drying and storage of cocoons, cocoon boiling and reeling, raw silk-reeling and finishing, water quantity and quality, utilization of by-products and maintenance of the machinery used. An appendix illustrates the silkworm processes from larva to final production of silk.

Fermented Cereals

Fermented Cereals
Author: N. F. Haard
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 130
Release: 1999
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789251042960

This bulletin reviews the fermentation of cereals to produce alcoholic beverages, vinegar, breads and porridges in the various regions of the world. It documents information on traditional fermentation technologies, and on potential areas for the development and improvement of small-scale food fermentations in the developing world.

The Use of Spices and Medicinals as Bioactive Protectants for Grains

The Use of Spices and Medicinals as Bioactive Protectants for Grains
Author: P. Golob
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1999
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789251042946

Opinion now favours a shift away from reliance on conventional insecticides towards the use of more natural, sustainable methods of protecting stored foods from insect damage. This bulletin considers alternative materials applicable for use as food storage protectants, concentrating particularly on plants which have found other uses as food spices or in medical applications. Over 100 plant species are described in detail with photographs. There is also a brief update on current research on the use of plant materials as storage protectants.

Market Infrastructure Planning

Market Infrastructure Planning
Author: J. D. Tracey-White
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 108
Release: 1999
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789251043912

This is the third manual on market infrastructure; it highlights the need for improved planning and decision-making to ensure successful market investments. The guide identifies the key steps in deciding on whether and how to invest in market infrastructure and highlights the steps to be taken to determine the size, location and operations of markets. The guide will be of interest to economists and planners in ministries of agriculture and of urban development as well as city and local authorities. Development practitioners will also find the guide of interest.

Credit Guarantees

Credit Guarantees
Author: Michael Gudger
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 154
Release: 1998
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9789251041734

The problem of collateral is a daily issue for lenders and causes much debate in the development finance community. Given the difficulties experienced in arranging traditional forms of loan security, such as land or chattel mortgages, various collateral substitutes have been proposed. Among the substitutes for traditional collateral is the loan guarantee. Guarantee systems for loans have been proposed, planned and implemented in various countries. The assumption made by proponents of such a service is that the guarantee organization is either better informed about the risk of the loan than the lender or it is better structured financially to be able to manage the risk. Despite the apparent attractiveness of a loan guarantee, the empirical evidence available gives little encouragement. Nevertheless, interest in guarantees continues.

Contract Farming

Contract Farming
Author: Charles Eaton
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789251045930

Interest in contract farming is growing, especially in countries that previously had a central planning policy. The purpose of this guide is to provide advice to existing contract farming companies on how they can improve their operations and to those thinking of starting such companies on the preconditions of success.

Inventory Credit

Inventory Credit
Author: Jonathan Coulter
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1995
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789251037034

Since the liberalization of agricultural marketing systems, private traders frequently do not have ready access to finance for purchasing and storing the produce. Inventory credit is a solution to this problem. Drawing on case studies this paper examines the requirements for inventory credit.

Wholesale Markets

Wholesale Markets
Author: J. D. Tracey-White
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1991
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789251031070

Wholesale marketing systems for fruit, vegetables and other fresh foodstuffs, such as livestock and fish, are often inadequate. They neither maximize benefits to producers, nor to consumers. This manual has been compiled to provide a systematic methodology based on the sequence of steps normally adopted in the development process. The manual should be of practical value, both to senior professionals and to technicians, in undertaking marketing and engineering surveys, in the preparation of feasibility studies and master plans, and in formulating proposals for the provision of physical facilities.

Addressing Marketing and Processing Constraints that Inhibit Agrifood Exports

Addressing Marketing and Processing Constraints that Inhibit Agrifood Exports
Author: Michael John Westlake
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2005
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789251054154

One of the main objectives of the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) negotiated under the Uruguay Round is to improve the access of developing countries to foreign markets. Constraints in the domestic supply chains of many countries, along with weak marketing support and trade facilitation services, have prevented them, however, from exploiting the opportunities provided by the AoA and by other agreements to improve market access. The aim of this guide is to inform policy analysts on issues that should be considered while developing policies and measures to break the main processing and marketing constraints that prevent their countries from fully exploiting their agrifood export potential.