COURSE CODE: AGE 512
COURSE TITLE: Food and Crop Storage Technology
NUMBER OF UNITS: 3 Units
COURSE DURATION: Three hours Per week
COURSE DETAILS:
Course Coordinator: Prof. ADEWUMI, Babatunde Adewale B.Eng, M.Eng., Ph.D
E-mail: adewumiba@unaab.edu.ng, babatunde_adewumi@yahoo.com
Office Location: AGE Lab, COLENG
Other Lecturers: Nil
COURSE SYNOPSIS:
Basic principles of crop storage and preservation. Types of storage structures – traditional and improved systems. Pest and insect infestation in stored products and storage structures. Storage structures for grains, semi-perishable crops (e.g potatoes, yams, etc) and perishable (e.g fruits and vegetables). Strategic food reserves.