AREN 406 — Storage of Agricultural Products and Cold Chain Management
Agricultural Engineering · University of Ghana
Choice of systems for reception, storage and handling of agricultural produce, types of storage systems: construction details and design of systems, access roads, dust extractors, capacity of equipment, system selection and reliability. Grain storage methods, storage of fresh fruits and vegetables, storage of roots and tubers; Physiological disorders, chemical and integrated pest control methods, legislation on chemical use, quality assurance, bio-deterioration, inspection procedures, loss assessment, pest proofing. Safety in stores. Principles of refrigeration; refrigeration equipment; refrigerated storage construction; air circulation and fruit temperatures; pack house design and management; quality and safety in cold storage; hazard analysis critical control path; packaging and cold storage; cold chain from producer to consumer; safety
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 400
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- AREN 400 — Final Year Project
- AREN 401 — Farm Machine Design
- AREN 402 — Technology of Tractor and Implement
- AREN 403 — Rural Engineering
- AREN 404 — Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
- AREN 405 — Maintenance and Management of Agricultural Machinery
- AREN 408 — Agro-Meteorology and Climatology
- FAEN 401 — Law for Engineers
- FAEN 402 — Principles of Management & Entrepreneurship
- FPEN 409 — Engineering and Design of Food Process III: Plant Products
- AREN 101 — Engineering Graphics
- AREN 102 — Engineering Drawing
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).