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A critical review of selected appropriate traditional evaporative cooling as postharvest technologies in Eastern Africa
Provedor de dados: 111
Autores: Wanyama, Joshua.
The issue of postharvest losses (PHL) is of high importance in the efforts to combat hunger, raise income and improve food security in the world’s poorest countries. PHL of horticultural products in developing countries sometimes may reach up to 45%. PHL have an impact on food security for poor people, food quality and safety, economic development and the environment. The exact causes of PHL vary throughout the world and are very much dependent on the specific conditions and local situation in a given country. Irrespective of the level of economic development and maturity of systems in a country, PHL should be kept to a minimum. PHL of horticultural products in developing countries sometimes may reach up to 45%. The failure to harness the physical and...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Bio-systems Engineering Perishables; Technologies; Technology use; Shelf life; Storage  food processing.
Ano: 2015
URL: http://www.cigrjournal.org/index.php/Ejounral/article/view/3357