Fermented fish in Africa


Table of contents


A study on processing, marketing and consumption

prepared by
Kofi Manso Essuman
Consultant
Fish Utilization and Marketing Service
Fishery Industries Division

FAO FISHERIES TECHNICAL PAPER 329

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 1992

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M-47
ISBN 92-5-103255-6

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Contents


Preparation of this document

Abstract

1. Introduction

2. Literature review

2.1 Introduction
2.2 Microbiology of fermented fishery products
2.3 Chemical changes during fish fermentation
2.4 Quality and marketability of products
2.5 Safety

3. Fish processing characteristics

3.1 Overview
3.2 Gender roles in fish processing
3.3 Sources of fish
3.4 Traditional methods of fish fermentation
3.5 Salting
3.6 Types of fermentation tanks
3.7 Drying of fermented fish
3.8 Solar driers
3.9 Health hazards and hygienic aspects of fermented fish processing
3.10 Quality evaluation of products
3.11 Spoilage and prevention of losses
3.12 Packaging

4. Socio-economic evaluation of fermented fish

4.1 Volume
4.2 Price structure
4.3 Prevention of losses
4.4 Value
4.5 Generation of employment
4.6 Capital investment
4.7 Use of technology
4.8 Role in domestic and international trade

5. Distribution and marketing

5.1 Fermented fish marketing
5.2 Mode of distribution

6. Consumer attitudes to fishery products

6.1 Fish consumption patterns
6.2 Substitutes for fermented fish
6.3 Nutritional evaluation of fermented fishery products

7. Research activities on fermented fish processing

8. Conclusion

9. Recommendations

10. References

11. Acknowledgements