PLANTATION & ESTATE CROPS TECHNOLOGY | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

1. FST 4202

Course Credit Units:

Semester:

Semester 2

Year of Study:

Year 4

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

College:

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

School:

School of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bioengineering

Department:

Food Technology and Human Nutrition

Course Discipline:

physics

Course Description & Objectives:

Overview of coffee, cocoa, tea and sugar in Uganda. Pre- and Post-Harvest quality requirements for estate crops. Processing technologies for tea, coffee, cocoa and sugar cane. Quality Assurance in estate crops e.g. liquoring, tasting, physico-chemical tests, etc.

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

Discuss current status, economic importance and factors affecting coffee, cocoa, tea and sugar cane production in Uganda.
Identify pre- and post harvest quality requirements for coffee, cocoa, tea and sugar cane.
Describe the desired processing equipment and outline processing technologies for coffee cocoa, tea and sugar.
Discuss methods of quality assurance in the industries and trade of coffee, cocoa, tea and sugar.
Discuss problems of by-produce or waste products from processing of estate crops and propose uses or suitable methods of handling, treating or disposal.

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