Reducing postharvest losses during storage of grain crops to strengthen food security in develo** countries

D Kumar, P Kalita - Foods, 2017 - mdpi.com
While fulfilling the food demand of an increasing population remains a major global concern,
more than one-third of food is lost or wasted in postharvest operations. Reducing the …

Innovative technologies to manage aflatoxins in foods and feeds and the profitability of application–A review

P Udomkun, AN Wiredu, M Nagle, J Müller… - Food control, 2017 - Elsevier
Aflatoxins are mainly produced by certain strains of Aspergillus flavus, which are found in
diverse agricultural crops. In many lower-income countries, aflatoxins pose serious public …

Mycotoxin occurrence in grains and the role of postharvest management as a mitigation strategies. A review

K Neme, A Mohammed - Food Control, 2017 - Elsevier
Mycotoxins are poisonous compounds produced by certain species of fungi found in
contaminated grain. There are five major groups of mycotoxins which can occur in grains …

The dry chain: Reducing postharvest losses and improving food safety in humid climates

KJ Bradford, P Dahal, J Van Asbrouck, K Kunusoth… - Food industry wastes, 2020 - Elsevier
Even as increasing populations put pressure on food supplies, about one-third of the total
food produced for human consumption is wasted with the majority of loss in develo** …

Post-harvest losses of agricultural produce

B Sawicka - Zero hunger, 2020 - Springer
Jenet et al.(2016):“Pastoralism is a livelihood system based on free-grazing animals that is
used by communities in marginal areas. The land may be marginal for various reasons …

[HTML][HTML] Purchased agricultural input quality and small farms

H Michelson, S Gourlay, T Lybbert, P Wollburg - Food Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Adoption of non-labor agricultural inputs remains low among small-scale farmers in many
low-income countries. Accurate measurement of the quality of these inputs and quantities …

CFD simulation of corn drying in a natural convection solar dryer

A Sanghi, RPK Ambrose, D Maier - Drying technology, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A computational fluid dynamics model was developed to simulate the corn
drying process in a solar cabinet dryer. Incident solar radiation was modeled using a dual …

Assessing Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags to mitigate fungal growth and aflatoxin contamination

SB Williams, D Baributsa, C Woloshuk - Journal of stored products …, 2014 - Elsevier
Storing maize in regions of the world without sufficient drying and storage capacity is
challenging due to the potential risk of aflatoxin contamination produced by Aspergillus …

The biology, ecology and management of the larger grain borer, Prostephanus truncatus (Horn)(Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)

H Quellhorst, CG Athanassiou, KY Zhu… - Journal of Stored …, 2021 - Elsevier
The invasive larger grain borer, Prostephanus truncatus (Horn)(Coleoptera: Bostrichidae),
originating from Meso-America, is a devastating stored product pest of maize (Zea mays L.) …

Agricultural development addresses food loss and waste while reducing greenhouse gas emissions

GL Galford, O Peña, AK Sullivan, J Nash… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Food loss and waste (FLW) reduce food available for consumption and increase the
environmental burden of production. Reducing FLW increases agricultural and value-chain …