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Small-Scale Maize Milling (ILO - WEP, 1984, 160 p.)

• (introduction...)
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• PREFACE
• CHAPTER I. ELEMENTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHOICE IN MAIZE MILLING
  • I. DEMAND FOR MAIZE MEAL: PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS AND LOCATION OF CONSUMPTION
    • I.1 Nutritional elements
    • I.2 Shelf-lives
    • I.3 Consumers' preference, retail prices and marketing channels
  • II. SUPPLY OF MAIZE MEAL: MILLING TECHNIQUES AND SCALES OF PRODUCTION
  • III. CHOICE OF MAIZE MILLING TECHNOLOGIES AND DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
  • IV. CRITERIA AND METHODS OF GOVERNMENT ACTION
• CHAPTER II. GRAIN PREPARATION
  • I. INTRODUCTION
  • II. HUSKING (REMOVAL OF LEAF SHEATHS)
  • III. DRYING
    • III.1 Moisture content determination
    • III.2 Drying methods
  • IV. TEMPORARY STORAGE OF DRIED MAIZE
    • IV.1 Moisture content and safety from moulds
    • IV.2 Prevention against insect damage
    • IV.3 Prevention against rodent and bird damage
    • IV.4 Storage systems
• CHAPTER III. SHELLING
  • I. GENERAL REVIEW OF SHELLING TECHNIQUES
    • I.1 Location of shelling
    • I.2 General review of shelling techniques
  • II. SHELLING EQUIPMENT
    • II.1 Hand-held shelling devices
    • II.2 Small rotary hand shellers
    • II.3 Free-standing hand shellers
    • II.4 Large powered shellers
• CHAPTER IV. MILLING TECHNIQUES
  • I. PRE-TREATMENT OF MAIZE FOR MILLING
  • II. REVIEW OF MAIZE MILLING TECHNOLOGIES
  • III. WATER-POWERED MILLS
  • IV. PLATE, HAMMER AND STONE MILLS
    • IV.1 Plate mills
    • IV.2 Hammer mills
    • IV.3 Stone mills
    • IV.4 Efficiency of plate, hammer and stone mills
    • IV.5 Maintenance of plate, hammer and stone mills
  • V. ROLLER MILLS
• CHAPTER V. ORGANISATION OF PRODUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS
  • I. SKILL REQUIREMENTS
  • II. INFRASTRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS
• CHAPTER VI. METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE ESTIMATION OF PRODUCTION COSTS
  • I. INTRODUCTION
  • II. DETERMINATION OF THE SCALE OF PRODUCTION AND TYPE OF OUTPUT
  • III. METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE ESTIMATION OF MILLING COSTS
    • III.1 Depreciation costs of equipment and buildings
    • III.2 Maintenance and repair costs of equipment
    • III.3 Energy costs
    • III.4 Rental cost of land
    • III.5 Labour costs
    • III.6 Packaging costs
    • III.7 Interest payments on working capital
    • III.8 Unit production cost of meal produced by small-scale mills
    • III.9 Unit production cost of meal produced by roller mills
  • IV. ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF THE ESTIMATION PROCEDURE
• APPENDICES
  • APPENDIX I: EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS
  • APPENDIX II: SELECTED RESEARCH, ACADEMIC AND APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN GRAIN PROCESSING
  • APPENDIX III: BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • APPENDIX IV: GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS
• QUESTIONNAIRE