ORGANIC FARMING

University of California Vegetable Research and Information Center Page 1 Organic Farming Practices: Postharvest Handling Optimal quality organic produce that combines the desired textural properties, sensory shelf-life, and nutritional content results from the careful imple[r]

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During green revolution intensive use of chemical in agriculture might have helped to achieve a dramatic increase in crop yield ensuring food security in India, but meanwhile, the intensive application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides led to gradual decline in soil health and environment, and[r]

[1,2]. have shown that most (50–70%) of the average households‘ carbon footprint for food consumption comes from farm production and subsequent processing, with transport accounting for only an average of 11%, respectively, across all sectors or food products. Similar results, in which transport acc[r]

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