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Postharvest technologies for food grains in Vietnam: situation and perspectives.

Le Doan Dien;

Postharvest technology for agricultural products in Vietnam. Proceedings of an international workshop, Hanoi, Vietnam, 8-9 Dec. 1994. Year: 1995 Pages: 13-16

1995

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ABSTRACT :

Vietnam is predominantly an agricultural economy in which rice is the major crop and the staple food. Great efforts are being made to improve paddy production and postproduction practices. Annual food production in Vietnam has increased by an average of about 40% over the past 10 years, but postharvest losses of agro-products in general, and of food grains in particular, remain relatively high. The average annual paddy loss in Vietnam is 13-16%. This is equivalent to about 1.6 Mt of harvested rice, valued at an estimated US$350-360 million. The Post Harvest Technology Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry is providing instruction at Ministerial and national levels for the establishment of standards for food grains, especially paddy and rice, and inspection using specialized equipment. To reduce quantitative and qualitative postharvest losses of food grains, attention has been focused on the following activities and operations: harvesting; prestorage activities (threshing, dr

ying, cleaning, grading); storage (different methods of storage, integrated pest management, use of biopesticides for storage of food grains); milling and processing, especially processing of pulses; and quality control and standardization. Vietnam is seeking to develop links with its Asian neighbours to exchange information on postharvest technology.