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Addressing post-harvest losses during traditional banana fermentation for increased food security in Southwest Uganda

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Title Addressing post-harvest losses during traditional banana fermentation for increased food security in Southwest Uganda
 
Creator Whitney, C.W.
Mukiibi, E.
Nakaketo, C.
Gebauer, J.
Rietveld, Anne M.
Kehlenbeck, K.
 
Subject bananas
beers
indigenous knowledge
postharvest losses
food security
 
Description Postharvest losses (PHL) destroy 20-60% of the food production in East Africa, exacerbating already severe regional food insecurity. Fermenting perishable foods such as fruits may reduce PHL while providing nutritional enrichment, improving shelf-life and food quality, and addressing seasonality in food supply. Fermented banana products have been refined and diversified in Uganda over generations to make the greatest use of available food resources, but still parts of the raw material are being lost during processing. This study aimed at exploring existing traditional methods and efficiency of fermentation of Musa (AAA-EAHB) 'Mbidde' in southwestern Uganda. The study gathered information through participatory explorations (working with brewers) on banana juice (lightly fermented beer with
 
Date 2016
2016-12-29T15:26:35Z
2016-12-29T15:26:35Z
 
Type Poster
 
Identifier Whitney, C.; Mukiibi, E.; Nakaketo, C.; Gebauer, J.; Rietveld, A.; Kehlenbeck, K. (2016) Addressing post-harvest losses during traditional banana fermentation for increased food security in Southwest Uganda. [Abstract] presented at Tropentag 2016: Solidarity in a competing world — fair use of resources, September 18 - 21, 2016. 1 p.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78554
http://www.tropentag.de/2016/abstracts/posters/465.pdf
 
Language en
 
Rights Open Access
 
Format 1 p.
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