4.3 Adding Value to Crop Produce

• Meaning of value addition on crop produce
• Why add value: money, storage life, less waste, food security
• Kenyan produce: potatoes, cassava, groundnuts, simsim, sweet potatoes, pumpkin
• Drying as a value-addition method
• Frying as a value-addition method
• Comparing raw and processed produce; integrity in packing

• explain ways of adding value on crop produce
• add value to a selected crop produce
• appreciate the importance of value addition on crop produce

“Why do we add value to crop produce? How can we add value to crop produce?”

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1. What value addition means
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   Value addition is processing a crop so it is worth more, stores longer, or is easier to sell than the raw heap.
2. Why add value
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   Add value for a better price, longer storage, less waste, and food still there in a lean month.
3. Crops we process
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   Potatoes, cassava, groundnuts, simsim, sweet potatoes and pumpkin: match each to drying or frying.
4. Drying as a method
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   Drying removes water on a clean raised surface so produce keeps. Dusty paths and mouldy mixes fail hygiene and integrity.
5. Practise drying
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   Wash, slice thin, dry a sample on a clean rack, and pack only what snaps dry, labelled.
6. Frying as a method
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   Frying in hot oil makes a kiosk product. It needs dry pieces, small batches, and 2.4 fire safety.
7. Practise frying
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   Fry a small batch of an approved crop, drain, cool, pack honestly; fire out and oil cooled.
8. Compare raw and processed
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   Compare monetary value and storage life of raw versus dried or fried produce, then display honest packs.