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The document summarizes strategies to reduce postharvest losses in Philippine agriculture. It discusses how postharvest losses have been reduced from 37% in the 1970s to 23% in the 1980s through upgrading postharvest technology. However, drying is a major contributor to losses due to high humidity. The Department of Agriculture aims to modernize drying facilities for rice and corn to reduce losses and quality degradation. For high-value crops, losses of up to 40% occur due to poor handling, which the Depart
- Author
- Marie Cris Gajete Madrid
- Language
- EN