Priorities and constraints of postharvest technologies in Vietnam.
Le Van To;
JIRCAS International Symposium Series Year: 1999 Issue: No. 7 Pages: 1-8 Ref: 13 ref.
1999
บทคัดย่อ
This paper presents the characteristics of grain production and the fruit situation in Vietnam. For dispersed and small-scale operations, postharvest losses are still high (up to 15% in the dry season, 20% in the rainy season for grain, and around 25% for fruits and vegetables). On the basis of the analysis of the current conditions of postharvest technology and losses, the paper stresses the constraints and priorities of postharvest technology in Vietnam. Vietnam is one of the three leading rice exporters in the world. Although the quality of exported rice is increasing continuously, rice must be refined after purchase from the small private rice milling factories. Rice refining is a distinctive aspect of Vietnam's rice processing industry for export. Coffee beans and aquaculture have the potential for high export turnover; the technology and equipment needs to be further improved.