Improving the quality of Ghanaian parboiled rice: training manual for processors

Abstract

This manual is produced under the Rice Sector Support Project (RSSP) for training rice in Ghana on quality improvement issues. The Rice Sector Support Project (RSSP) project is part of the bilateral co-operation between the Government of Ghana (Ministry of Food Agriculture) and Agence Francaise de Development. The RSSP purposes to increase rice rice productivity (and production) and household incomes through the adoption of appropriate technologies by low-income and/or resource poor farm households, rice processors, marketers and communities in targeted areas of Northern Ghana and Volta Region. The Directorate of Crop Services (Ministry of Food and Agriculture) and CSIR-Food Research Institute have agreed to work in partnership on the improvement of rice quality along the rice value chain. The ultimate goal is to improve on the market competitiveness of local rice. This is to be done through training, extension activities and also research into continuously improving the post-production handling of rice and consumer demands in order to satisfy the various market segments in Ghana. This manual provides training material for processors who either parboil paddy before milling or straight milling without parboiling