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 ...

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 ...

Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) is a flower widely cultivated for its appealing apperance and frangance. However, it faces postharvest challenges that can affect its ornamental quality, primarily ...

IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay — A modern rice processing system (RPS) worth P62.8 million was recently inaugurated in Zamboanga Sibugay that will boost local rice output and support farming communities. The ...

THE country’s tropical climate makes the Philippines an ideal location for growing a number of food crops. This is why many of the country’s farms are planted with rice, vegetables and fruits. Despite ...

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 ...

Professor Dov Prusky from the Agricultural Research Organisation (ARO), Volcani Centre, Israel, called for new approaches to address pathological and biological changes in fruit to combat diseases and ...

The Department of Agriculture turns over the country’s first solar and wind-powered modular cold storage facility to the ...