Postharvest management of fruits and vegetable: A potential for reducing poverty, hidden hunger and malnutrition in sub-Sahara Africa
Fruits and vegetable (FV) production is an emerging horticulture sub-sector in sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) despite the fact that, almost one-third of the produced FV is lost before reaching the plate.FV postharvest losses in SSA range from 30 to 80%, depending on a crop.Lack of postharvest management skills and technology such as temperature control to