Food processing is process of transformation of raw ingredients into food by the means of physical and chemical means. It is the process of producing raw food ingredients into marketable food products which can be easily prepared and used by the consumers.
Food preservation includes preventing the growth of bacteria, fungi or other micro-organisms as well as retarding the oxidation of fats that cause rancidity thus promoting longer shelf life and reduced hazard from eating the food.
Upon graduating, a craft certificate graduate in food processing and preservation technology can work as:
- A technician in food processing industry
- Maintenance technician in a food processing industry
- Middle level management supervisor
- Food quality and preservation officer in a food industry
The potential employers
- Food processing and preservation industries
- National and county government ministries concerned with food security
- Government parastatals such as national cereal and produce board, Kebs
- Teacher: Keitany Vincent