BSS, Rajshahi :
Substantial and sustainable adoption and use of hot water treatment plants can be the vital means of reducing post-harvest losses of vegetables and fruits caused by conventional and unscientific practices.
The traditional practices cause huge loss of vegetables and various seasonal fruits including mango at different stages of the supply chain every year but the losses can be reduced qualitatively and quantitatively after the best uses of modern technologies of hot water treatment, washing and packaging.
Agricultural scientists and researchers made these observations while addressing the opening session of a daylong training workshop styled “Value Chain Based Improved Postharvest Management of Fruits and Vegetables” in Rajshahi city on Sunday.
Post-harvest Technology Section under Horticulture Research Centre of Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI) organized the training at Rajshahi Fruit Research Station (RFRS) under the Integration of Postharvest Technology and Best practices in the Value Chain of Fruits and Vegetables project and Agricultural Technology Project (NATP).
BARI Director Dr SM Sharifuzzaman addressed the session as chief guest, while Director of BARI Tuber Crops Research Centre Dr Kabita Anju-Man-Ara and Additional Director of the Department of Agriculture Extension Sirajul Islam spoke as special guests with Principal Investigator of the Project and BARI Chief Scientific Officer Dr Nazrul Islam in the chair.
FRS Principal Scientific Officer and Co-investigator of the project Dr Alim Uddin welcomed the participants.
Substantial and sustainable adoption and use of hot water treatment plants can be the vital means of reducing post-harvest losses of vegetables and fruits caused by conventional and unscientific practices.
The traditional practices cause huge loss of vegetables and various seasonal fruits including mango at different stages of the supply chain every year but the losses can be reduced qualitatively and quantitatively after the best uses of modern technologies of hot water treatment, washing and packaging.
Agricultural scientists and researchers made these observations while addressing the opening session of a daylong training workshop styled “Value Chain Based Improved Postharvest Management of Fruits and Vegetables” in Rajshahi city on Sunday.
Post-harvest Technology Section under Horticulture Research Centre of Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI) organized the training at Rajshahi Fruit Research Station (RFRS) under the Integration of Postharvest Technology and Best practices in the Value Chain of Fruits and Vegetables project and Agricultural Technology Project (NATP).
BARI Director Dr SM Sharifuzzaman addressed the session as chief guest, while Director of BARI Tuber Crops Research Centre Dr Kabita Anju-Man-Ara and Additional Director of the Department of Agriculture Extension Sirajul Islam spoke as special guests with Principal Investigator of the Project and BARI Chief Scientific Officer Dr Nazrul Islam in the chair.
FRS Principal Scientific Officer and Co-investigator of the project Dr Alim Uddin welcomed the participants.
