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Food is our basic need. Running around to make it through the day, we have to eat, hence the purchase of food in a local grocery store is on our daily activity list. When walking through the store, we can see an abundance of delicious and fresh fruit and vegetables. But, have you ever wonderedRead more

Fruit and vegetable packing is a farm practice that includes getting fresh crops from the field to the customer. Given the fact that all fruits and vegetables are highly perishable crops, choosing the right fruit and vegetable package can be vital for farmer’s survival on the market. The main function of a package is to maintain fruits andRead more

In fruit and vegetable production, packing represents one of the final farm practices. In order to sell the crops as soon as possible and continue with other farm activities, some farmers preferably skip crop packing. When doing so, they usually sell their products in shipping containers without a special package. For some farmers, on theRead more

Supplying the market with fresh, nutritious, and quality fruits and vegetables is a multi-stage process in which post-harvest management plays an extremely important role. The journey between the harvest and the time the products reach the plates of their customers is considered a very delicate production stage. Every practice that is done during post-harvest management, can make aRead more

St Martin’s Day is a special occasion for winemakers throughout the world. Celebrated every year on November 11th, St Martin’s Day is very popular in wine-producing countries. St Martin’s Day can be celebrated in several ways. However, one of the most popular ways of celebrating is the baptism of a young wine. The symbolic ceremony turns must intoRead more

A few decades ago, farming seemed like a simple job. World hunger was a fairly unknown problem and farmers were able to produce enough food to feed the entire global population. Due to the rapid increase in population, the situation has drastically changed. Today, world hunger is affecting 815 million people, which is 11% ofRead more

Once harvested and stored, vegetables and fruits still respire. By doing so they use oxygen and release carbon dioxide and heat. Fruit respiration is a multi-stage process that directly affects fruit storage life. For this reason, it’s in the farmer’s best interest to minimize the fruit respiration rate as much as possible and slow down the processRead more

When the grain season comes to an end, farmers have to face one last challenge – storage management. Since grains are usually stored for a longer period, storage is a particularly delicate stage in grain production that requires adequate management. After all, grains are an extremely important part in human nutrition and when the production relocatesRead more

When harvested, fresh fruits and vegetables are at the peak of their quality. From that moment on, their quality can’t be improved, it can only be deteriorated or maintained. For this reason, the next steps of farm management will be decisive for a farmer’s productivity and profitability. The most successful farmers are aware of the fact that during the post-harvest management evenRead more

For smallholder farmers, growing crops is a special adventure that consists of a few challenging components during each farm season, such as soil preparation, planting or sowing, pest and disease protection, crop maintenance, and finally, harvest. However, one of the greatest challenges for a smallholder farmer has nothing to do with growing crops. It’s the final crop production stage- storage.Read more