This unit specifies competencies required to process farm products (value addition). It
involves identification of products for value addition and determine technology or
machines/equipment to use to process flour to flour products, vegetables into juice and
vegetable products, fruit into juice, herbal products and animal products which include
milk, pork, beef, chicken, fish, rabbit, and bee products and package processed
products. The significance of the unit constitutes an important role for increasing Gross
Domestic Product through provision of additional goods and new processed products
as well as creating a source of export and foreign exchange. It also provides
employment and increased income for farmers.
List of learning outcomes
a) Identify products for value addition
b) Determine technology/machines and equipment to use
c) Process products and flour products
d) Process vegetables into juice and vegetable products
e) process fruit into juice, wine and products
f) Process herbal products
g) Process animal product
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