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REFRIGERATION TECHNOLOGIES AND FOOD PRESERVATION: AN ECONOMIC REVIVAL FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

LES TECHNOLOGIES DU FROID ET LA CONSERVATION DES ALIMENTS, UN LEVIER ECONOMIQUE POUR LES PAYS EN DEVELOPPEMENT.

Author(s) : GAC A.

Summary

WITH INCOME FALLING FROM TRADITIONAL PRODUCTIONS (COCOA, COFFEE, WOOD, ETC) AND FROM THE EXPLOITATIONS OF MINERAL RESOURCES (ESPECIALLY PETROLEUM), AND WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE DEBT BURDENING THEIR ECONOMIES, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ARE BEING LED TODEVELOP NEW ACTIVITIES. THESE COUNTRIES ARE ALSO FACED WITH HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION, AMONG OTHER SERIOUS PROBLEMS. REFRIGERATION CAN HELP IMPROVE FOOD RESOURCES. THE QUESTION TO BE ANSWERED BY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, AND WHICH THE AUTHOR EXAMINES ARE: CAN REFRIGERATING EQUIPMENT BE SUPPORTED ECONOMICALLY ? IF YES, WHAT ARE THE FINANCIAL, TECHNICAL AND SOCIAL OBSTACLES THAT MUST BE OVERCOME.

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  • Original title: LES TECHNOLOGIES DU FROID ET LA CONSERVATION DES ALIMENTS, UN LEVIER ECONOMIQUE POUR LES PAYS EN DEVELOPPEMENT.
  • Record ID : 1992-2263
  • Languages: French
  • Subject: Developing country
  • Source: New challenges in refrigeration. Proceedings of the XVIIIth International Congress of Refrigeration, August 10-17, 1991, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  • Publication date: 1991/08/10
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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