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BrochureSun-dried tomato processing in Nubaria 2019
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No results found.Based on recommendations from a market assessment and food loss study in 2017 for the tomato value chain in Egypt, sun-dried tomato (SDT) processing was identified as a simple, low-cost and effective method to reduce loss and waste in tomatoes by transforming them into a longer shelf-life product, creating value addition, supporting agribusiness through primary processing in the rural area, and exploring different marketing channels for tomato growers. -
Other documentRisk reduction through the control of the curly leaf virus in tomatoes, St. Lucia 2013
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BrochureTomato supply chain in Guyana
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No results found.This factsheets illustrates the results of a project entitled Reduction of post-harvest losses along the food chain in the CARICOM subregion implemented by FAO in collaboration with CARICOM. The project identified tomato as one of three commodities for post-harvest loss analysis. The main objectives of the investigation included an in-depth analysis of post-harvest handling practices of tomato producers, retailers (roadside and mobile market vendors, municipal markets, supermarkets), wholesalers, exporters, processors for development of value-added products and consumers, to obtain a more complete understanding of the system-wide nature of quality deterioration and subsequent losses in order to formulate appropriate solutions for quality management and loss reduction strategies; analysis of the tomato value chain as items for food consumption, with quality attributes that must be protected and enhanced in various marketing channels; examination of the significance of losses of both technological and socio-economic origins; examination of the links between growers and provisions for transferring relevant research information on identified problems to producers, traders, processors; design and evaluation of improved operations throughout the system and alternative post-harvest handling systems; and description of the main factors affecting the logistics performance in the CARICOM Region with particular emphasis on logistics that affect produce losses in the supply chain.
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