Postharvest Processing Economical and Efficient Technologies for Developing Economies World Food Preservation Center Book Series

Postharvest supply chain losses of agricultural crops are as high as 40%, particular in developing countries, due to various factors including type of crops, infrastructure, human expertise and the way these are handled from harvest to retail. Extending shelf life and value addition of the already produced crops offers opportunities to reduce postharvest losses and increase food availability as well as increase returns to growers. There have been significant advancements made in processing technology in different regions of the world, and this book is aimed at providing the most updated scientific knowledge and best practices in processing and value addition of different horticultural crops.

Supply Chains of Agricultural Crops in Developing World: Horticultural crops Industries in developing world: Status, Prospects and Challenges. Agronomic crops Industries in developing world: Status, Prospects and Challenges. Biology and Quality Factors: Fresh produce basics: Principles and Practices in shelf life improvement. Pre-harvest factors affecting shelf life and quality of tree fruits. Pre-harvest factors affecting shelf life and quality of vegetables, and Tubers and Root crops. Cereals and Grain legume physiology and pre-harvest factors affecting storage life and quality. Principles and practices in value added products developments. Processing Technologies and Value addition in Fresh produce: Tropical Crops. Sub-Tropical Fruit Crops. Temperate Fruits. Miscellaneous Fruits. Root and Tuber crop. Vegetables. Processing Technologies and Value addition in Cereals and Grain Legumes: Cereals. Grain Legumes.