New thrust in food processing

Mon, Nov 22nd 2010, 08:34 AM

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Food
processing has taken on added impetus thanks to a new unit established
by Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC).

Headed by Senior Food Processing Officer Tonjia Burrows, it recently
completed a series of workshops on how to add value to locally grown
produce.

"We throw away far too much food that could be preserved in various
forms and used when needed," said BAIC executive chairman Edison M Key...

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