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Declaration ...... ....... ..................... ...... .... .. . . . ......... .... .
Approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Dedication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Table of contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 1
1.1 The statement of the problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 The purpose of the study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.3 Research question . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.4 Significance of the study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.5 Limitation of the study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8
1.6 Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 8
1. 7 Assumption of the study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1. 8 Definition of terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.2 Food production...... ..... ... . ............ ................ ..... .... ...... 12
2.3 Food.......... .... . ........... .... . ... .. .. ............ . .. ........ ........ 12
2.4 Effect on substance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.5 Food processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.6 Food processing as a business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... ..... .. 20
2. 7 Agricultural processing enterprises in developing countries . . . . 22
2.8 Support to small scale processors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 23
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MUTONYI, DORCAS . "The Role Of The Local Community In Food Production And Processing. A Case Study Of Kakamega Minicipality Division, Kakamega District, Kenya." Afribary (2021). Accessed November 28, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/the-role-of-the-local-community-in-food-production-and-processing-a-case-study-of-kakamega-minicipality-division-kakamega-district-kenya