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Postharvest technologies offer potential to reduce food losses.

Author(s) : CARTWRIGHT A.

Type of article: Periodical article

Summary

In many developing countries improved crop yields are being seriously diminished by poor treatment during and after harvest. Governments must encourage modernization and improvement programmes encompassing the inter-related subjects of harvesting, storage, drying, cleaning, grading, milling, packaging, transportation, marketing, quality assessment, training, pest control, food science and economics.

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  • Original title: Postharvest technologies offer potential to reduce food losses.
  • Record ID : 1994-3510
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Developing country, General information
  • Source: World Agric. 1994 - 123-125.
  • Publication date: 1993
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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