Advances in Postharvest Technologies for Quality Improvement and Shelf Life Extension of Fruits and Vegetables

Dear Colleagues,

The fruit and vegetables (F&V) sector contribute with the 44% (36.9% of energy and 50.1% of protein) of their edible mass to food losses prior to the human consumption while about 38% of food waste is produced during the food processing. The complexity of the supply chain (harvesting, transportation, grading storage, industrial processing, market distribution, handling by consumers) affect the rate and the ratio of this phenomena. Thus, new approaches, solutions and mitigating actions to the agri-food system is need needed also to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) specifically, goal 2 addresses to no hunger reducing food loss ad wastes that must be achieved by 2030 by all the members of the United Nations (UN). The translation of the agri-food wastes management into a new process of innovation could represent an opportunity where redirect the activities of all the food actors in a sustainable production processes. The present Special Issue aims addresses the solutions towards sustainability and resource optimization strategy in the sector of fruit  supply chain and post harvest Technologies for Quality Improvement and Shelf Life Extension of Fruits and Vegetables. Works and papers focusing on the multidisciplinary approach and  the green technology innovation will be encouraged.

Dr. Nicole Roberta Giuggioli
Prof. Dr. Cristiana Peano
Guest Editors

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• green technique
• circular economy
• shelf life
• supply chain
• post harvest Innovation