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Innovative sustainable technologies to extend the shelf life of perishable mediterranean fresh fruit, vegetables, and aromatic plants and to reduce waste: the experience of PRIMA StopMedWaste project

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Postharvest losses of fruit, vegetables, and aromatic plants have high economic impact in the Mediterranean area and contribute to food waste. One of the United Nations Priorities, the ZeroHunger Challenge, consists of cutting food waste by half by 2030. S topMedWaste Project (2020 2024) see the int...

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Main Authors: Romanazzi, Gianfranco, Tzortzakis, Nikolaos, Ippolito, Antonio, Allagui, Mohamed Bechir, Spadaro, Davide, Kinay-Teksur, Pervin, Pérez-Gago, María B., Kilic, M., Montesinos, C., Xylia, Panayiota, Mincuzzi, Annamaria, Garello, Marco, Remolif, Giulia, Palou, Lluís, d'Ortenzio, A. L., Landi, Lucia, Moumni, M.
Format: conferenceObject
Language:Inglés
Published: Department of Agricultural Food and Environmental Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche 2024
Subjects:
Foodborne pathogens
Food losses
H20 Plant diseases
J10 Handling, transport, storage and protection of agricultural products
Q02 Food processing and preservation
Food wastes
Food security
Pesticide residues
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8838
Summary:Postharvest losses of fruit, vegetables, and aromatic plants have high economic impact in the Mediterranean area and contribute to food waste. One of the United Nations Priorities, the ZeroHunger Challenge, consists of cutting food waste by half by 2030. S topMedWaste Project (2020 2024) see the interaction of 8 Research Units (UNIVPM, CUT, UNIBA, INRAT, UNITO, UE, IVIA, IKACHEM and DECCO) to join efforts to extend the shelf life of fresh fruit, vegetables, and aromatic plants by applying physical means, nat ural compounds and biocontrol agents.

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