Post harvest technology involves in harvesting, handling, storing, moving the produce to reduce losses and to keep them fresh up to the market.

It’s of utmost important to maintain the freshness or to minimize the deterioration of products from harvesting, marketing and to the time they are consumed.

The increase in vegetable and fruit production don’t guarantee sufficient supply of good quality product for consumer to eat and the grower to sell, due to post harvest losses.

The percentage losses in vegetable production is from 28 – 42% of the annual production ( under Philippine condition) due to lack of post harvest facilities and technology. Login to Read Full Text