Food Transformation & Preservation Training

2013 Commissioned by BUKDA – Bambui UK Development Association and Reignite Action for Development UK | Bambui, NorthWest Region, Cameroon

Presently, a small percentage of farm produce is processed into value-added products. About 0, 1%. The farm products need to be processed into value added products. Bambui needs a substantial investment to raise food processing levels to, at least 20% and to develop the farming sector.

Rapid urbanization, increased literacy, changing lifestyles, more women in work force and rising per capita income, have led to rapid growth and new opportunities in food sector. </span><em><span>A Food Transformation and Preservation Training Project was offered in Reignite Office, to 1.500 from Farmers, Youths, CIA groups, Business, Government, within a six months’ time frame. This training is designed for poor people with no electricity and no special equipment, as the technology used is very basic and the jam can be cooked with wood fire or stove cook (promoting as the best solution) in any compound.