Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural implements
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Sourcebook on African Food Technology
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural implements
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Food, Technology and Culture in Africa
Author: A. OgunladePublisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 9785864960
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
This book is a multidisciplinary exposition of how scholars from various disciplines research food. The chapters unravel the crosscutting themes in the role of food in everyday realities of African societies. Food remains indispensable to humanity for a good healthy and quality life but accessibility is shrouded by poor quality food and food fraud thereby making the available food unsafe for consumption by the Nigerian citizens, and of course by people around the world. The underlying causes of this have largely been attributed to poverty and acquisitive economic gains, and to some extent poor food handling by consumers. In Nigeria, the state of poverty is so severe that the largest proportion of the citizens' daily and/or monthly income goes on food, which is barely enough to access quality and nutritional food. Consequently, majority of the citizens seek and take up poor quality food that might come their way. In the light of drive for unsafe food, the food fraudsters had capitalised on the poor Nigerians to make illegally adulterated and poor quality food available at cheaper prices. This situation has not only endangered the food distribution system and quality of consumed nutrition in Nigeria, but as equally put the health status of Nigerians at risk through long-term exposure and build-up of chronically toxic contaminants in the body.
The Food Resources of Africa
Author: Thomas S. GithensPublisher: London : Milford, Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
Byte by Byte
Author: Malabo Montpelier PanelPublisher:
ISBN: 9780896296848
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
African Food Production Systems
Author: Peter F. M. McloughlinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Food Cycle Technology Source Book
Author: United Nations Development Fund for WomenPublisher:
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Category : Food
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Stirring the Pot
Author: James McCannPublisher:
ISBN: 9781849040365
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Africa has an immensely rich culinary history and a huge variety of foodstuffs is consumed there, reflecting the myriad influences that have shaped what people eat and how they prepare and consume food and drink. Outsiders are often surprised to learn this, given the association of the continent with famine, drought and other hardships. "Stirring the Pot" describes how the ingredients, methods and varieties of African cuisine comprise a repository of tried and tested household and farming knowledge, mostly preserved by women. It also reveals how recipes, tastes and culinary practices are integral to understanding the continent's history. For example, three indigenous grain crops-millet, sorghum, and teff-made the transition from wild grasses to domesticated grains at the hands of Africans. The author also traces how African food is the sum of many parts, be they the foodstuffs of the New World - maize, peanuts, tomatoes and potatoes - or those of the Indian Ocean - spices and Asian rice. Nor does he neglect to describe how Creole, African-American and Caribbean cuisines have themselves been indelibly altered by the African encounter. James McCann is an enthusiastic advocate of African cooking, a passion conveyed by the many recipes contained in his book, such as the best way to cook jollof rice, prepare an injera pancake or thicken Nigerian yam pottage with boiled crayfish shells. He also recounts his own culinary encounters across the continent, from memorable meals, to unearthing the complex dining practices of the Ethiopian royal court or describing the hybrid, fish-based cooking of port cities such as Mombasa, Luanda and Durban.
Food Science and Technology Curricula in Africa
Author: Amanda MinnaarPublisher:
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Category : Agricultural education
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Africa Cries Out for Genetically-Modified Foods
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Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
"Africa Cries Out for Genetically-Modified Foods" is a press release from the National Center for Public Policy Research Project 21, a leadership network of conservative African-Americans. The press release states that Project 21 is supporting efforts to help Africans and educate others about the benefits of the advancements in food technology.
Author: Martin S. Peterson