Postharvest food losses [in Malaysia]

Siti Hajar Ahmad, . (1986) Postharvest food losses [in Malaysia]. In: Seminar on Food Security and Policy Issues in Malaysia, 28-29 Jul 1986, Serdang Selangor Malaysia.

Large quantities of food produced were lost between harvest and consumption. Typically the minimum overall losses for durable crops such as cereal grains and grain legumes were about 10% while for nongrain and other perishables were 20% or higher. Postharvest food losses might result from biological or physical causes or from inadequate storage facilities transportation and marketing system. The nature causes extent and location of postharvest food losses and the means by which they might be assessed were discussed. A brief description was made of the various steps that could be taken to minimise losses. Finally an outline of actions that could be taken to improve the situation was proposed

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Large quantities of food produced were lost between harvest and consumption. Typically the minimum overall losses for durable crops such as cereal grains and grain legumes were about 10% while for nongrain and other perishables were 20% or higher. Postharvest food losses might result from biological or physical causes or from inadequate storage facilities transportation and marketing system. The nature causes extent and location of postharvest food losses and the means by which they might be assessed were discussed. A brief description was made of the various steps that could be taken to minimise losses. Finally an outline of actions that could be taken to improve the situation was proposed

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor. HD9016 M32S471 1986 Call Number
AGROVOC Term:	Postharvest control
AGROVOC Term:	Plant products
AGROVOC Term:	Handling
AGROVOC Term:	Storage
AGROVOC Term:	Product protection (stored)
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:52
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7481

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