Starting a Small Food Processing Enterprise

This book brings together important aspects of both the technological and business skills needed to successfully start and operate a small food processing business. The emphasis is on thorough planning before the enterprise is established and then careful control of production to minimize costs and maintain the desired product quality. The book is a training aid for extension workers and small enterprise development organizations.

Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (ACP-EU)

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) was established

in 1983 under the Lome Convention between the ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific)

Group of States and the European Union Member States. Since 2000 it has operated

within the framework of the ACP-EC Cotonou Agreement. CTA's tasks are to develop

and provide services that improve access to information for agricultural and rural

development, and to strengthen the capacity of ACP countries to produce, acquire,

exchange and utilise information in this area. CTA's programmes are organised around

four principal themes: developing information management and partnership strategies

needed for policy formulation and implementation; promoting contact and exchange of

experience; providing ACP partners with information on demand; and strengthening

their information and communication capacities.

CTA, Postbus 380, 6700 AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands