Training workshop on production of high quality cassava flour and glucose syrups

Abstract

The training workshop on the production of High Qualtiy Cassava Flour and Glucose Syrups was organised within the framework of the DFID Funded project on 'Sustainable Uptake of Cassava as an Industrial Commodity'. The need for the workshop was precipitated by the realisation that the uptake of technologies developed under the project - to access new markets for cassava and improve the livelihoods of rural farmers and processors can only become a reality if industrial entrepreneurs are adequately trained to use these technologies and to appreciate the financial benefits of taking up these technologies. The principal objective of the workshop was to introduce the technology, equipment requirements/maintenance and the profitability of High quality cassava flour and glucose syrup production, to entrepreneurs who have the potential of incorporating these processes in their commercial operations. The workshop, which was conducted over a period of two days, involved lectures, demonstrations, practical sessions, workshop evaluation and presentation of certificates. A total of twelve participants - three females and nine males - drawn from seven private sector organisations, one private individual and one government institution, attended the workshop. Resource persons were sourced from the Food Research Institute (Ghana), The National Board for Small-Scale Industries (Ghana), and the Animal Research Institute, Ghana. At the end of the workshop, participants individually assessed various aspects of the workshop on a 7-point scale ranging from extremely poor to excellent. General organisation of the workshop was scored 5.9 (very good), Sample exhibits-6.3 (very good), course content-5.9 (very good), course presentations-5.9 (very good) and practical sessions-6.5 (very good to excellent). All participants were presented with a certificate of participation