agriculture

Packaging

[preserving milk, vegetables, fruits, and meats using a variety of packaging options]

[Summary & Motivation] [Community] [Specifications] [Issues] [Contacts] [Documents / Pictures]

Summary & Motivation	Project Initiator: ATS Start Date: 2005 Projected Completion Date: Not applicable Current Status: Design stage (Working with South African government to develop mobile canning process) One of the largest reasons for spoiling of food in Basotho communities is the lack of proper packaging and preservation methods. ATS is currently looking at the following packaging and preservation techniques: (1) Mobile canning unit; (2) Milk preservation; (3) Cheese preservation. The goals of these projects are to save excess food from spoiling and to create a method for Basotho engineers to earn a commission. [top]
Community	This technology would be marketed to anyone interested in preserving food products, especially rural subsistence farmers (Over 85% of the population). [top]
Specifications	Low cost Process is easy to follow Process requires no electricity input (optimally) [top]
Issues	Help is needed in the following areas: Developing prototype of mobile canning unit to test. Looking at milk preservation and packaging techniques. Further developing milk spray drying machine prototyped at ATS. Looking at cheese production and preservation techniques. Looking at applications of using water and a vacuum valve to vacuum seal food items. [top]
Contacts	Project Leader: Sajene Chopho MIT Contact: Matt Zedler <mzedler@MIT.edu> ATS Contact: Sajene Chopho <s2007958@Yahoo.com> Website (If applicable):   [top]
Documents / Pictures	DOCUMENTS Description (Name) [Date] Download Food Technology Progress Report Contains section on food preservation. Documents PICTURES Description (Name) [Date] Download Packaging Photo Album Contains pictures of implements which could be used to preserve and package foods in Lesotho. *.html (Link) [top]

*.pdf - Portable Document File / *.doc - Document (Microsoft Word) / *.jpg - Joint Photographic Experts Group (Browser) / *.zip - WinZip Compressed File (WinZip)

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