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Postharvest problems in Thailand: priorities and constraints.

Siriphanich, J.;

JIRCAS International Symposium Series Year: 1999 Issue: No. 7 Pages: 17-23

1999

บทคัดย่อ

Postharvest loss in Thailand is still high both in terms of quality and quantity. Legal standards for fruits and vegetables are largely non-existent. For grains and beans, standards are recognized for wholesale and export market, but there is almost no system at the retail level. Fraud is now widespread even in high value commodities such as jasmine rice. The presence of pesticide residues in fresh vegetables is another problem that threatens the health of Thai consumers. Organic vegetables are being promoted at the national level, but contamination is still detected in organic-labelled commodities. Lack of storage and shelf-life extension for fruits and vegetables is another postharvest problem as is lack of regular inspection. Currently only longan, onion and citrus are treated and stored to any great extent. For other commodities, information is being collected and technology developed by researchers working locally as well as in collaboration with foreign researchers.