Post-harvest Sustainable Strategies to Improve Agri-Foods Quality and Nutritional Value

Dear Colleagues,

Agri-foods play a significant role in a balanced, healthy diet; thus, they are considered an important food commodity around the world, and the demand for them is continuously increasing. However, agri-foods are occasionally considered unfit for consumption due to spoilage and waste across the entire food chain. Post-harvest loss is considered to be the most significant loss in the agri-food value chain, necessitating urgent intervention to ensure food security for the future. Therefore, the scientific community is urged to develop sustainable strategies to control post-harvest losses in products and processes, or to produce a more efficient food system.

This Special Issue will highlight innovative post-harvest technological strategies for waste reduction, promoting food quality, safety, and shelf-life in sustainable agri-food value chain development.

Dr. Elsa M. Gonçalves
Guest Editor

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