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797			_a IDU
797			_a CARICOM
245			_a Development of cured meat and sausage industry
300			_a 174 p.
260			_b IDU
260			_a London
270			_d United Kingdom
260			_c April 1984
556			_a Restricted
520			_a At the request of CARICOM, the Industrial Development Unit (IDU) undertook investigations relating to production of sausages, cured meat preparations, sausage casing and the use of local spices in such preparations in ten Caribbean countries. IDU took into account market size, existing industry, level of imputs and livestock development. Existing units in Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago are to be upgraded. Local processing units are small and therefore crucial to domestic economies. Suggests livestock development on a long term basis for CARICOM countries presently dependent predominantly on imports. Production of casing not viable due to unavailability of materials. Concludes that the meat processing units need upgrading and modernization. Livestock development is of outmost priority for promoting a foundation to meat processing industry, and the market size of CARICOM does not warrant the setting up of synthetic casing manufacturing facility.
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650			_a <INDUSTRY>
650			_a <MEAT INDUSTRY>
650			_a <MEAT PROCESSING>
650			_a <LIVESTOCK>
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