The most important task before winter arrives is harvesting, ensuring that nothing is wasted in what amounts to an entire season of work. Gathering and preparing all the produce for market or storage ...
Berry growers lose over an estimated 30 percent share of their strawberry and blueberry volume to post-harvest decay every ...
Even when harvest wraps up and the bins are full, the work isn’t done. The choices you make after harvest can make or break next year’s crop, especially when it comes to soil management. Well-managed ...
Weeds don’t take the season off just because you’ve put up the combine and harvest is over. Especially in warmer climates, the window of time between the end of harvest and the first frost is a prime ...
Post-harvest losses are a significant yet often invisible drain on the global food supply chain. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations estimates that around 14% of global ...
From 27th to 30 th May 2024, the UN Technology Bank conducted a field assessment mission to The Gambia to better understand the actual constraints and challenges in the cashew nuts sector. The project ...
A bundle of asparagus wilts within a week after harvest, but blast freezing can preserve it for over seven months. This shows what post-harvest technology can achieve. But in Bhutan, where large ...
AkoFresh has launched a mobile cold storage trailer aimed at reducing post-harvest losses among farmers, especially those in ...