NTRODUCTION
There is n
o clear definition of the term ‘developing countries’
(DC), which encompasses a wide range
of countries with diverse challenges. Rising income
s
and widespread urbanization have been the most
important det
erminants behind the increase in food
consumption
, especially fresh fruits and
vegetables, and have also increased the importance of postharvest handling of fresh commodities
[
26;
32;33
]
.
The application of refrigeration, packing and packaging, transportat
ion, modified (MA) and
controlled atmospheres (CA) have improved significantly over the last 2 to 3 decades
[
33
]
.
However,
th
e establishment of an adequate ‘cold chain’
remains
the major obstacle facing the handling of foods
in general and fresh commoditie
s in particular
[
2;32;33
]
. More improvements in other handling
t
echniques are also still needed [3
4]
.
Following
the trend in developed coun
tries, consumer
interest in
functional foods has been increasing in some DC, and will continue to increase
[17
]
.
The
situation
in
DC is
very
different
from one country to another
.
A
s
food resources are limited,
not only new
technologies, but also conventional technologies have to be mobilized
to help solve complex problems
NTRODUCTIONThere is no clear definition of the term ‘developing countries’(DC), which encompasses a wide rangeof countries with diverse challenges. Rising incomesand widespread urbanization have been the mostimportant determinants behind the increase in foodconsumption, especially fresh fruits andvegetables, and have also increased the importance of postharvest handling of fresh commodities[26;32;33].The application of refrigeration, packing and packaging, transportation, modified (MA) andcontrolled atmospheres (CA) have improved significantly over the last 2 to 3 decades[33].However,the establishment of an adequate ‘cold chain’remainsthe major obstacle facing the handling of foodsin general and fresh commodities in particular[2;32;33]. More improvements in other handlingtechniques are also still needed [34].Followingthe trend in developed countries, consumerinterest infunctional foods has been increasing in some DC, and will continue to increase[17].ThesituationinDC isverydifferentfrom one country to another.Asfood resources are limited,not only newtechnologies, but also conventional technologies have to be mobilizedto help solve complex problems
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