Food Preservation
ENTRY DATE: 17.04.2015 | LAST UPDATE: 17.04.2015
CATEGORIES:
- Agriculture
- Storage options
TECHNOLOGIES MATURITY:
Applicable immediately
Technology Owners:
Implemented and training provided by Care
Needs Address
- Local food security
- Household security
Adaptation effects
Improves availability of fruits and vegetables harvested from kitchen gardens in rural communities
Overview and Features
Various preservation techniques for extreme environments including natural refrigeration in outside dug holes, drying, curing, canning, cooking, enabling communities to store delicate, perishable fruits and vegetables throughout the winter months
Cost
- Food preservation and canning equipment e.g. glass jars or plastic bottles
- Labour
- Training
Energy source
Human labour
Ease of maintenance
Equipment procurement necessary
Technology performance
Provides stores of food and supplementary income when crops are unable to grow
Considerations
Cold conditions, or those suitable for technique employed
Co-benefit, suitability for developing countries
- Preserved food can be sold in local markets for additional income in winter months
- Increased inter-community trade in fruits and vegetables
- Promotes local enterprise among women
- Techniques must be appropriate to place and environment
Information Resources
UNFCCC, 2008. Food Preservation and Canning in Tajikistan. UNFCCC Database on Local Coping Strategies. Available from: http://maindb.unfccc.int/public/adaptation/adaptation_casestudy.pl?id_project=178&id_hazard=&id_impact=&id_strategy=&id_region= [14 November 2014]
Manandhar, N. P. 1998. The preparation of gundruk in Nepal: A sustainable rural industry? Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor. 6 (3)