date-created: '2008-03-28'
date-updated: '2026-01-08'
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title: 'Practical Action/Food processing building design'
description: 'While it is obviously very nice to have a brand new building to house any food production unit, this is of course not always possible. The following notes are therefore intended as a guide for those either starting-up from the beginning or converting an existing structure.'
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