The Role of Post-Harvest Management in Ensuring Food Security in a Changing World: Review Article
Reta Demise, Felka Mulat and Ambachew Zerfu, Ethiopia, Kebede Tedila Tadesse
Abstract
The production of horticultural crops like fruits, root and tuber crops, and vegetables is economically rewarding. This production of Horticultural crops is the main segment of Agriculture to contribute attainment of nutritional security. Fruit and vegetables are considered a good source of food as they often contain several essential vitamins and minerals that cannot be found in other types of foods or they may contain higher levels of these nutrients than other foods. Vegetables and fruit provide a significant part of human nutrition, as they are important sources of nutrients, dietary fiber, and phytochemicals. Having such characteristics improving the post-harvest management of these Horticultural crops has an undeniable role to attain food security.