Design and Development of Tomato Charcoal Cooler Storage for Smallholder Farmers
- Author
- Muzimba, Kate. M
- Title
- Design and Development of Tomato Charcoal Cooler Storage for Smallholder Farmers
- Abstract
- The supply of food can be induced either by an increase in production or a reduction in loss. Post-harvest losses of tomatoes are high for the smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe mainly due to an increase in ripening that leads to deterioration and senescence. Ripening of tomatoes is further increased by lack of appropriate post-harvest infrastructure, technology to increase shelf life, high field temperatures on tomatoes before and after harvesting, pest and disease attack. One of the methods that can be used to increase the shelf life of tomatoes is the use of a charcoal cooler storage that removes ethylene, a gaseous plant hormone that accelerates ripening and senescence during storage.
- Date
- 2023
- Publisher
- BUSE
- Keywords
- Design and Development
- Smallholder Farmers
- Supervisor
- Engineer Zingwari
- Item sets
- Department of Engineering and Physics
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