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Sorghum Clear Beer Value Chain, Bernadette C. Chimai
Sorghum Clear Beer Value Chain, Bernadette C. Chimai
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The markets and industrial utilization of agricultural commodities have undergone considerable change in the last few decades.
In Zambia, sorghum was considered a traditional crop with limited industrial uses.
Research and transformations in consumer tastes and preferences have led to the development of new uses for sorghum.
Potential markets for industrial utilization of sorghum have been identified as food processing, beer brewing, feed concentrates and energy production.
One of the success stories in industrial utilization of sorghum has been Eagle, a sorghum based clear beer produced by Zambian breweries.
The study reported in this paper aims to examine the main …
Eagle Lager: A Sorghum Success Story On Many Levels, Ian Mackintosh
Eagle Lager: A Sorghum Success Story On Many Levels, Ian Mackintosh
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In 1999 in Uganda we were faced with a static but highly competitive market.
Needed to grow our market and to do this we needed to make beer cheaper
It was felt that a suitable local ingredient would reduce the cost of manufacture and stimulate local agriculture and the economy as well as provide opportunities for growth and profit for the company.
An extensive base line study of the Ugandan agricultural sector was undertaken to determine what was “out there.”
It was clear that there was enormous potential but little else.
Sorghum seemed the logical starting point because there was …