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Bird Dispersal Laser Helps Greenhouse Owners Prevent Bird Damage
A greenhouse is a perfect place for birds to build their nests on. However, greenhouse owners find this problematic as birds peck the fruits and vegetable crops and bird droppings can be very hazardous. Bird dispersal is often difficult in a greenhouse because it requires ventilation to make sure the temperature is right for fruits and vegetables to grow. Birds can easily get into the greenhouse ...
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Effect of ethylene on fruits and vegetables rotting
In the latest edition of Bioconservacion's Partner Meeting with all its partners from the post-harvest sector, we had the good fortune to have Professor Emeritus Ron Wills from the University of Newcastle in Australia. Dr Wills, with over 50 years experience researching agronomy, agriculture and post-harvest techniques is undoubtedly a leader in the sector and one of the great experts on ...
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Reference: Apples fresh from the wash
Just in time for the apple harvest: a Polish fruit and vegetable processing plant has opted for technical support in the form of a ProMinent chlorine dioxide system for the efficient treatment of the water used for washing. Problems in production Polish fruit and vegetable processing company Champion Sp. z o.o. is based in Jarogniewice, 40 kilometres south-west of Poznań. ... More ...
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Modelling the success of fruit and vegetable marketing
Previous research showed marketing and consumption losses of fruit and vegetables in Brazil to be 18% of turnover. This study develops a scoring guide that can assist commercial establishments and households in evaluating and mitigating the loss potential for fruit and vegetables within their operations. The scoring model separately addresses losses related to products and losses related to ...
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Extend the shelf life of produce by up to 5x! 100% natural and 100% scientifically-proven.
Hi there, We would like to connect with produce suppliers and retailers that would benefit from an upward of 1 month of extended produce freshness. Please reply below or contact me at raffaella@agrinolinc.com to further discuss. We want to share with you our new technology that extends the shelf life of fruits and vegetables by up to 5x! By absorbing greenhouse gases that cause bacteria to grow ...
By Agrinol Inc.
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Postharvest technologies for extending the shelf life of ornamental crops
1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) and other cyclopropenes block ethylene responses in plants at the receptor level. 1-MCP is commercially available under the trade name of EthylBloc® and SmartFresh™. It is very effective in blocking ethylene responses in a range of ornamental crops, fruits and vegetables. Some recently prepared 1-substituted cyclopropenes inactivate the receptor even for a longer time ...
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Post-Harvest Partner Meeting 2018
After Fruit Logistica trade fair, Bioconservacion organised an international meeting in Barcelona with all its postharvest partners, the Postharvest Partner Meeting 2018. Thanks to Bioconservacion's major expansion, the event had more than 50 participants, between distributors and end-customers, from 18 European countries and Asia, Africa, America and Oceania. Over the three days of the ...
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BioKW (A) Agricultural Plant - Case Study
Digester: 2 x 1.380 m³/h, 2 x 500 kWel; 1 x 1.000 kWth Manure, fruit- and vegetable waste, energy crops, fat sludge, slaughter house waste, food leftovers Scope of delivery: permission planning, detailed planing, tendering, project awarding, project management supervision, mixing technology, gas handling equipment, instrumentation Start-up: ...
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Fruit And Vegetable Juice
APPLE JUICE Apple juice in the press process will bring a lot of impurities in pulp, pectin, starch, plant fiber, microorganisms, bacteria, and other impurities. Thus, it's not easy to produce apple juice concentrate through traditional methods. Due to high sugar content in apple juice, microorganisms and bacteria are easy to breed which makes apple juice fermentation ferment and deteriorate. ...
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Fruit and Vegetable Processing Industry - Pollution Prevention Guidelines
Introduction Pollution Prevention Guidelines to provide technical advice and guidance to staff and consultants involved in pollution-related projects. The guidelines represent state-of-the-art thinking on how to reduce pollution emissions from the production process. In many cases, the guidelines provide numerical targets for reducing pollution, as well as maximum emissions ...
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European retailers as agents of change towards sustainability: The case of fruit production in Brazil
As multinational food producers and large retailers are increasingly adopting programmes for safe and sustainable agriculture, they could play a role as 'agents of change' in the transition process towards socially and environmentally responsible production methods. This article argues that the present private-sector programmes indeed provide an impetus for farmers to change their production ...
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The socioeconomic aspects of the construction of an industrial gamma irradiator in the Ribeira Valley, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Gamma irradiation processing can be used to destroy bacteria in food as a cold pasteurisation method. It can also be applied to prevent food losses after harvesting, to delay the ripening and ageing of fruits and vegetables, to control sprouting and germination, and to extend the shelf life of perishable foods. Radiation treatment is currently used in Brazil for the sterilisation of disposable ...
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Digitizing Farms for Traceability - Case Study
Challenge This is the case of one of India’s leading farmers’ producer company consisting of a collective group of 8000+ marginal farmers who grow fruits and vegetables on less than one hectare of land. They started growing grapes with the intent to sell the same to exporters and were faced with the challenge of meeting the strict requirements on traceability, compliance & quality ...
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Project - Meva-Sabzavot Green
In our 180 hectares of land in Bukhara, we show all due diligence to make our project, one of greenhouses we have started construction, to be privileged and special like all our other greenhouses in the region. Since each individual greenhouse is planned to make the region an export center with high quality vegetable and fruit production, modernization of this production facility is also ...
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Organic fertilizer equipment changes to green ecology
With the improvement of people's quality of life, people put forward higher requirements for agricultural products, non-toxic and pollution-free green food has gradually become a new favorite on the table, which also requires modern agricultural production to change to green ecology. People's demand for high-quality agricultural products promotes the development of organic fertilizer, which ...
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Ammoniation granulation of NPK compound fertilizer production line
Compound fertilizer is suitable for all kinds of soil, wheat, corn, melon and fruit, peanut, vegetables, beans, flowers, fruit trees and other crops and economic crops. It is suitable for base fertilizer, seed fertilizer, topdressing, seed fertilizer and flushing application. The compound fertilizer produced by ammoniation granulation NPK compound fertilizer production line adopts ammoniation and ...
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The regional focus trend of packaging sector
“Global” is out, and “local” is in—at least when it comes to foods. After the run on ecological and sustainable foods and beverages, consumers are now focussing more on products that are grown and produced nearby. The counter movement to increasing globalisation extends from Europe to overseas. However, the “regional” term has so far not been defined ...
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Is Horticultural Science in Crisis? What is Needed to Assure Its Future?
"Kenya has a shortage of competent horticultural staff at institutional and commercial levels." "Horticulture is facing a crisis in the United Kingdom." "Is horticulture a withering field in the USA?" "Concerns over shortage of agriculture graduates In Australia." "Uganda's flower sector faces an imminent shortage of qualified managers and supervisors in flower firms." "New Zealand ...
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Physicochemical monitoring of minimally processed pineapple with the use of edible films based on maltodextrin
Minimally processed products have become more important in the marketing of fruits and vegetables due to increasing consumer demand for convenience and nutritional benefits. The successful use of this technology depends on storage and appropriate treatment. This work aims to assess the quality of a variety of pineapple produced in Santa Isabel do Ivaí/PR/Brazil, noting the application of a ...
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What are the advantages of organic fertilizer production machine to make fertilizer from farm wastes?
Organic fertilizer production machine makes manure from farm wastes, mainly for livestock manure, kitchen and domestic garbage and other organic wastes to carry out aerobic high-temperature fermentation, kill harmful bacteria, add beneficial bacteria, use the activity of microorganisms to biodegrade and decompose them, so that the organic wastes can be transformed into usable organic raw ...
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