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This study seeks to identify the types of agro-processing and non-agro-processing activities in the Upper West Region of Ghana and the factors influencing households’ choice of diversification into each of these groups of activities as livelihood strategies. The study employs the multinomial logit model to identify the determinants of diversification.
John K.M. Kuwornu, Moses Dumayiri
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Growth and Prospects of Agro-Processing Industries in Punjab
Present study attempts to examine the growth and prospects of agro-processing industries in Punjab in the post liberalization period. Punjab that used to perform reasonably well in terms of industrialization, few years back, is today facing the industrial crunch owing to obvious reasons.
Rajiv KHOSLA, Sharanjit S. DHILLON
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The quality change of Yunnan Xinping pickles during fermentation
Objective: This study aimed to obtain the best fermentation time of Yunnan traditional Xinping pickles. Methods: Sensory evaluation and texture measurement of Xinping pickles under different fermentation times were carried out, and the pH value and ...
WANG Xin-rui +4 more
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Background The agricultural economy has little room for emerging farmers and there is no strong support system available for the small-scale farmers venturing in agro-processing.
Danisile Leonah Mthombeni +2 more
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Background The purpose of this research is to study the contribution of epiphytic microbiota in fresh oat (OT), Italian ryegrass (IR) and whole-crop maize (MZ) to silage fermentation products and bacterial community structure of MZ.
Siran Wang +7 more
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Soymilk residue (okara) as a natural immobilization carrier for Lactobacillus plantarum cells enhances soymilk fermentation, glucosidic isoflavone bioconversion, and cell survival under simulated gastric and intestinal conditions [PDF]
Cell immobilization is an alternative to microencapsulation for the maintenance of cells in a liquid medium. However, artificial immobilization carriers are expensive and pose a high safety risk.
Xia Xiudong +4 more
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Effect of Ultrasonic Treatment on Vitis vinifera L. Cell Wall Pectin Components
In order to clarify the content and structural changes of different pectin fractions in grape cell walls under ultrasonic treatment, the grapes were treated with different ultrasonic time and ultrasonic power in this study, and the content of pectin ...
Yiwen YANG +8 more
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Factors affecting smallholder farmers' participation in agro-processing industry [PDF]
The aim of the study was to identify smallholder farmers participating in agro-processing and factors influencing their choice of participation. The study was conducted in Gauteng Province on a randomly purposive selected sample of 102 smallholder ...
Khoza, T. +3 more
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The paper attempts to empirically test the contribution of unprocessed and processed agriculture of exports to economic growth in South Africa. The study used time series data which spanned from 1986 to 2012. A Johansen cointegration approach was used to
Courage Mlambo +2 more
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Background Italian ryegrass is a temperate climate crop, which is widely cultivated in the winter fallow paddy fields of subtropical China. The utilization efficiency of Italian ryegrass depends greatly on its growth stage at harvest.
Xuejing Yin +6 more
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