The field of postharvest health and quality management of fruits and vegetables is at a critical juncture as the fresh produce industry grapples with ...

Tomato fruit ripening, a process initiated by key gene demethylation, is significantly influenced by postharvest handling practices. These practices, while extending shelf life, can alter ripening ...

What are auditors doing to protect against transmission or acquisition of SARS-CoV-2? In the midst of the produce industry responses to the supply chain and marketplace disruptions from the SARS-CoV-2 ...

In many developing countries, more than half of all fruits and vegetables are never eaten, but instead are lost, damaged or spoiled after harvest. These “postharvest” losses can mean that farmers need ...

HIGHLIGHTING agrifood postharvest innovations, the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) hosted its Special Graduate Seminar on Postharvest Management ...

MANILA, Philippines — AGRI party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee on Sunday urged his colleagues at the House of Representatives to consider the immediate passage of a measure that would ensure the setup of more ...

nefficiencies in food production, which can be quantified in terms of global food loss and waste, have been a driver of malnutrition. Globally, one third of food produced – about 1.3 billion tons – is ...

In file photo: Mangoes are being sold at a store during the Guimaras Manggahan Festival in April 2020 . Significant postharvest losses of mango, onion and tomato were bared in a recent study funded by ...

City residents who go to the provinces for rest and relaxation have surely seen unmilled rice grains that are spread along road pavements. This practice is common during harvest season, when farmers ...