Data/hora: 11/06/2024 16:21:29

Provedor de dados: | 75
País: | Brazil
Título: | Postharvest losses of perishables in Brazil: what do we know so far?
Autores: | Henz,Gilmar Paulo.
Data: | 2017-03-01
Ano: | 2017
Palavras-chave: | Waste; Fruits; Vegetables; Estimates; Publications.
Resumo: | ABSTRACT Although difficult to pin down an exact figure, the idea that postharvest losses (PHL) of perishables in Brazil stand at 30-45% has been widely accepted. In spite of the modernization of production systems and the logistics and distribution of perishables in the last decades, postharvest losses continue to be a persistent and relevant problem. However, little is known about what has already been published on the subject. This work addresses precisely this issue, based on a comprehensive survey of publications on PHL of fruits and vegetables. Bibliographic searches were performed at the Embrapa’s library system, Google Scholar and SciELO. Several publications on PHL of fruits and vegetables were reviewed and grouped according to their scope and objectives into three major categories: (1) PHL studies: estimates, measurements, research projects, reviews; (2) postharvest technologies: application of technologies, studies of postharvest physiology, diseases and/or mechanical damage; (3) economics: studies of economics, logistics and management. Results of this analysis are discussed in a historic perspective and mainly in what they reveal of the impact of social and technological development on the studies of PHL in horticultural crops.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-05362017000100006
Editor: | Associação Brasileira de Horticultura
Relação: | 10.1590/s0102-053620170102
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Horticultura Brasileira  v.35 n.1 2017
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess