Post-harvest technologies needed to increase farm produce competitiveness (Illustrative image. Source: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Using post-harvesttechnologies is crucial to increase the competitive edge of farm produce, hearda recent workshop in Ho Chi Minh City.
The event was held by the Tropical AgriculturalResearch and Consultancy Centre in HCM City and the Biotechnology Centre of HCMCity on July 15.
Director of the Protective Packaging Solutionscompany SancoPack Pham Quoc Bao said developing preservation technologies isimportant to help farmers reduce losses in quantity and to maintain the qualityof farm produce.
In Vietnam, post-harvest losses for seed plants wereestimated at 10 percent, tubers at 10-20 percent and vegetables and fruits10-30 percent, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisations (FAO).
This is mainly due to incorrect harvesting,packaging, transporting and preserving techniques, the FAO said, adding thatpackaging technologies in Vietnam are underdeveloped.
To increase the competitiveness of Vietnamesefarm produce, post-harvest preservation will receive special attention fromfarmers and businesses.
Notably, the Chemistry Institute under theVietnam Academy of Science and Technology has studied a technology called“GreenMAP” which keeps vegetables and fruits fresh three times as long astraditional methods without chemical impacts.
This new technology is simple, cheap and reducespost-harvest losses by 5 percent.
Experts suggested attracting young humanresources to the agricultural sector and providing training courses forthem.-VNA
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Post-harvest technologies needed to increase farm produce competitiveness (Illustrative image. Source: VNA)
