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No Thumbnail AvailableBook (stand-alone)Packaging, storage and distribution of processed milk, 1978
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No results found.FAO has been approached on several occasions by national dairy organizations for advice on systems of processing, packaging and distributing liquid milk likely to be the most suitable for the conditions in the country concerned. In such cases the authorities normally have a primary objective of making a supply of milk available to all sections of the community particularly in urban areas. A fundamental requirement for a public liquid milk supply is that it. will be safe, that is. it will not b e a medium for the transmission of organisms responsible for human disease. For this some form of heat treatment is essential. Pasteurization meets this requirement and indeed should be regarded as a basic process whatever the final product. Several well-established systems for packaging and, distributing pasteurized milk are in widespread use and are analysed in the following Chapters. Where the marketing requirements are such that an extended shelf life is necessary, for example, because the c onsumer is located far away or greater flexibility in marketing arrangements in essential. the alternative processes of in-bottle sterilization or ultra-high-temperature treatment (UHT) are in use. These processes involve special methods of packaging and in analysing the costs of these the coat of the appropriate heat treatment has also been included. Little Information on relative costs of different packaging and distribution systems for liquid milk is available, making the task of selection difficult. This publication attempts to simplify the problem by providing relevant data and methods of evaluation which could be of help In planning appropriate marketing strategies. Wealthy consumers are usually willing to pay more in return for better services - longer shelf life, more hygienic and convenient packaging - even though the basic nutritional value of the product does not change with price. A consumer with low income cannot afford luxuries and must give preference to low-cost produ cts. This may mean that he is denied a supply of safe milk unless provision Is made to meet his special needs. It may be that in come markets the milk plant should cater for different types of demand: In others only one system, probably the cheapest, could be justified. A preliminary market survey should provide the necessary indications. It should be clearly seen that local milk production cannot develop unless prices to producers are remunerative. A policy of attractive producer prices in co untries where the majority of the population is rural benefits more people than a policy of low consumer prices in urban areas. Milk is an expensive commodity and consumption of milk sold commercially at prices reflecting the true costs of production. processing and distribution in urban areas Is limited in most developing countries to consumers -
No Thumbnail AvailableProjectEstablishing fish receiving/distribution centres in Nepal 1979
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No results found.The increasing demand for fish by the people of Nepal and by increasing numbers of tourists is not being met partly because of inadequate marketing facilities. This report describes the assembling and placing in operation of cool chambers and other equipment and establishing of fish receiving and distribution centres initiated previously by the FAO project, as a first step in establishing a “cold chain” between main fish production and consumer centres. Work accomplished in converting existing fish receiving/distribution centres or establishing new ones is described, with the problems encountered and their solutions. Included are details of equipment and facilities and their installation and utilization, such as the buildings, processing facilities and procedures and refrigeration equipment. The three fish receiving and distribution centres established are located at Pokhara, Balaju-Kathmandu and Hetauda and another is being constructed at Bhairawa, Specifications are given and dra wings illustrate the centres and the equipment. Fish production is expected to increase in Nepal as is the demand for fish and recommendations include continual supervision of maintaining the freshness of fish and sanitation procedures during the entire processing and distribution chain, and further, establishment of previously proposed retail fish shops at Pokhara, Kathmandu and Hetauda. -
DocumentGuidelines for retail distribution of pesticides with particular reference to storage and handling at the point of supply to users in developing countries 1988
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No results found.The pesticide may be stored under rather varying conditions which could adversely affect its physical and chemical properties and damage the packaging by the time the end-user receives it. Thus pesticides must be suitably packaged to withstand the rigors of transportation, loading, unloading and storage at various points from the manufacturing or packaging premises until supplied to the user. These guidelines provide information on general precautions and requirements, sale and storage, storage in warehouses, and transportation.
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