January 2013

Consumer preferences and market potential for sorghum based clear beer in Tanzania

  This paper assessed the influence of consumers on sorghum based clear beer (Eagle) value chain in Tanzania. The specific objectives were to assess consumers’ preferences and market potential of Eagle beer in Tanzania. The study areas were Moshi Rural and Karatu Districts in Kilimanjaro and Arusha regions respectively in Northern Tanzania. In these regions, the Eagle beer was launched for the first time...

Author(s): J. R. Makindara, J. P. Hella, J. M. Erbaugh and D. W. Larson

January 2013

Processing of “Amgba”: A sorghum-maize based beer, brewed in Cameroon

  Amgba is an African traditional maize sorghum based opaque beer mainly considered as food than beverage by Gbaya peoples in Adamaoua region of Cameroon. Despite Amgba’s importance as food, physicochemical composition as well as its process production is still not well understood. To overcome these constraints, the process production of “Amgba” was carried out in order to identify critical...

Author(s):   Djoulde Darman Roger, Lendzemo Venassius, Essia Ngang Jean Justin and Etoa François Xavier