Fish Smoker References
Andrew Parker, May 10, 2007
Chorkor oven being used for bonga at Bonfi (Conakry, Guinea)
"Improved Chorkor oven" in Kafountine (Senegal)
I finally got around to putting together a list of references for fish smokers used in West Africa. Most address the Chorkor Smoker. The other improved smokers mentioned are the GRATIS and NIOMR smokers.
I checked some of the links, but I am not sure if they are all still active.
Andrew Parker
Images from Efut Inwang "Team Report" attached.
Fish Smokers (mostly Chorkor):
"UTILIZATION OF BONGA (Ethmalosa fimbriata) IN WEST AFRICA"
http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/005/T3536E/T3536E00.HTM
Efut Inwang _ Team Report 4-26-06.doc (MS Word 222kb)
http://www.nabuur.com/modules/villages_issues/getfile.php?file=doc_444ff4cb433be.doc&mimetype=application/octet-stream&size=227840
GRATIS design of the Chorkur Smoker that uses clean-burning fuel (LPG
gas) and smoke from agricultural biproducts.
http://www.undp.org/energy/publications/2001/files_2001a/04_Ghana.pdf (pdf)
and
http://allafrica.com/stories/200210140685.html?page=1 ALLAFRICA, requires subscription.
A practical guide to improved fish smoking in West Africa (pdf 1.3 MB)
http://www.nabuur.com/modules/villages_issues/getfile.php?file=doc_445952f75f78d.pdf&mimetype=application/pdf&size=1383143
A Case Study of Chorkor Women.pdf (199 kb)
http://www.nabuur.com/modules/villages_issues/getfile.php?file=doc_4459534bad98d.pdf&mimetype=application/pdf&size=204275
Chorkor-Banda Hybrid.pdf (370 kb)
http://www.nabuur.com/modules/villages_issues/getfile.php?file=doc_445953b30a05d.pdf&mimetype=application/pdf&size=379574
Contribution of the Chorkor.pdf (385 kb)
http://www.nabuur.com/modules/villages_issues/getfile.php?file=doc_445955310ee7f.pdf&mimetype=application/pdf&size=395039
The Chorkor Fish Smoking Method.pdf (482 kb)
http://www.nabuur.com/modules/villages_issues/getfile.php?file=doc_445955d7470ed.pdf&mimetype=application/pdf&size=494114
Fish Smoking Trials Using the Chorkor Oven.pdf (875 kb)
http://www.nabuur.com/modules/villages_issues/getfile.php?file=doc_44595625cae4d.pdf&mimetype=application/pdf&size=897663
The Acceptability of the Chorkor Oven.pdf (384 kb)
http://www.nabuur.com/modules/villages_issues/getfile.php?file=doc_4459568a0ee81.pdf&mimetype=application/pdf&size=393350
Chorkor Project Questions.rtf (1.06 MB)
http://www.nabuur.com/modules/villages_issues/getfile.php?file=doc_44639d56e051a.rtf&mimetype=application/msword&size=1117243
Mangrove Action project (MAP)
http://www.earthisland.org/map/index.htm
PHConceptsWorkshopReportdraft1c.pdf (363 kb)
http://www.nabuur.com/modules/villages_issues/getfile.php?file=doc_446e6c39871bb.pdf&mimetype=application/pdf&size=372428">http://www.nabuur.com/modules/villages_issues/getfile.php?file=doc_446e6c39871bb.pdf&mimetype=application/pdf&size=372428
Cameroon Wildlife Conservation Society
http://www.cwcs-cameroon.org
Comparative proximate composition, physical and sensory evaluation of fish smoked with sawdust and firewood using improved Chorkor oven, Lagos, Nigeria
http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/docrep/008/y9155b/y9155b0c.htm
Processing Fish: Nigeria
http://hdl.handle.net/1834/838
Chorkor smoker, an efficient post-harvest processing technique, Africa
ftp://ftp.fao.org/SD/SDA/SDAR/sard/Fisheries_Chorkor_oven_Africa.pdf
Improved fish smoking: Ghana
http://tcdc.undp.org/sie/experiences/vol5/improved.pdf