Latest Research on Post-Harvest Technology to Reduce Food Loss
A special issue of AgriEngineering (ISSN 2624-7402). This special issue belongs to the section "Pre and Post-Harvest Engineering in Agriculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 49
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biodegradable films; edible coatings; postharvest processing; shelf life extension of fruits and vegetables; functional foods; underutilized food sources; artificial intelligence
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Do we need to grow more food to feed the estimated 9.8 billion people by 2050? We may not need to; about one-third of all foods, roughly 1.3 billion tons we produce, are never consumed. These are lost or wasted during harvesting, post-harvest handling, storage, processing, distribution, and consumption. Reductions in this postharvest loss would help ensure that everyone has enough to eat. Adopting suitable harvest practices, post-harvest processing and packaging, transportation, and storage practices could mitigate postharvest loss of fresh produce.
The quality of Fresh fruits and vegetables deteriorates rapidly after harvest due to the ripening process, weight loss, mechanical damage, and microbial contamination. Various strategies have been tested to slow down the degradation process or extend the shelf life, such as thermal, plasma, radiation, chemical, and biological treatments, nano-technology, modified and controlled atmosphere packaging, active biodegradable packaging, or edible coatings. Moreover, combining two or more technologies has been found to be beneficial. Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is an effective new means of achieving quality assessment, cold-chain monitoring, shelf life prediction, and optimizing supply chain management.
This Special Issue of AgriEngineering aims to present the latest research and innovation in postharvest technology targeting reduced food loss. This Special Issue welcomes various manuscript types, including original research papers, full-length review papers, mini-review papers, etc.
Dr. Ayesha Sarker
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- postharvest treatments
- postharvest processing
- sustainable packaging
- storage conditions
- edible films/coatings
- active food packaging
- intelligent packaging
- nano-technology
- transportation
- artificial intelligence
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