Ethylene Gas : A Natural Gas

As an illustration, under the program of Horticulture Industry Network, the DEPI has funded the fruit growers to improve the productivity of the system (RMCG 2013; Adam 2013). Furthermore, Victorian Coalition Government program has made an investment of $1 million for improving the skills of workforce in advance to stimulate the economy of the region (Department of Education & Training 2014). The Goulburn Valley Industry and Infrastructure Fund also aligns with the goals by creating employment opportunities, driving the development of production systems as well as the economic growth through supply chain (Apple and Pear Australia Limited 2014). In addition, fruit growers approach the local government to discuss the QFF issues for pest and disease control (Brumby

Some of the rotting fruits can cause sickness and

Farmers have to consider the food quality checks. Farmers are aware of that if fruits or vegetables are not in a perfect shape supermarkets are not going to buy them, so farmers just throw away imperfect fruits and vegetables. Royte who is a nature writer, in her article “Eat Ugly!” she explained, “A lot of food sellers think no one will buy freaky-looking food. So they toss it before trying to sell it. Each year, 1.3 billion metric tons of food gets wasted in this way” (Royte). According to Richard Schiffman gave a solution for this problem in his article “What a Waste!” by giving the example of “Andronico's Community Markets in California” who sell imperfect looking fruits and vegetables to a very low price (Schiffman). This will help Famers and they don’t need to throw away the ugly looking products. The other reason food being wasted in fields by farmers is that they have to make sure that they have a steady supply of products for supermarkets (Matt and Peek). They purposed a solution for this problem, “With better food labeling—for example, using a spoils-on date rather than a sell-by date markets could keep their stock longer and ease demand on farmers” (Matt and Peek). The government should bring stricter policies to decrease food waste in fields and supermarkets can play an important role to reduce food waste

Fruiteq was too small to reach international markets and to provide local farmers with fair prices for their mango produce. With Root Capitals $631 000 loan to Fruiteq they were able to join international markets and purchase local produce for 3x the price before, increasing the income of 830 farmers income by 43%. The local economy continues to flourish.

Agricultural land-use patterns today differ from those developed by von Thunen’s model in 1826. Various factors contribute to these changes such as an increased predominance of technology for food reservation and improved transportation. In the past, the spoiling of various fruits and vegetable was highly dependent of the distance of the farm to the urban center. During that time, dairy and fruits would be located near the center of a large urban area so the can be sold before they spoil. Now, technology has improved drastically since 1826, which has resulted in changes in agricultural-land patterns. Modern technology has allowed refrigeration, chemicals, and other methods to preserve freshmen of foods for extended periods of time. Now, with

Blueberries, lettuce, strawberries, and spinach were stored in three difference place, which were (Cool room, Quonset, and Lab), and the other experiment was to extended shelf life by using Hybrid cooling compare it with Quonset, and Lab for storing lettuce, cucumber, green pepper and tomato. The maximum of storage duration were 26, 16, 14, and 12 days at the cool room, for other storage method which was a lab the maximum of storage duration were 9, 8, 7, and 6, and for the ambient condition at Quonset were 8,7,6,and 5 days for blueberries, lettuce, strawberries, and spinach respectively.

Given these points, and with any complex and dynamic industry, the ebb and flow of positive and negative forces are ever-preesent and stakeholders must adapt to survive. The Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing is no exception yet the current and prevailing forces are relatively stable affording all stakeholders the opportunity to adapt, improve, and advantage value-added principles and procedures while fueling growth and profits. All things considered, from a regulatory and policy compliance point of view, the industry offers entrepreneurs and existing players a fertile environment to offer a wide range of compliant, high quality products at competitive price points that benefit the consumer and satisfy their ethical desires and demands.

I feel the breeze of air on my face as I walk through the sliding glass doors of my local Whole Foods. A colorful array of flowers, fruits, and vegetables await me, arranged in aesthetically pleasing displays that entice my senses and draw me into the store. As I make my way towards the produce, I am met with two arrangements of apples, one of them with an organic sign plastered across it. The words of praise towards organic rings in my ears as I try to decide between these two nearly identical looking pieces of fruit. Hesitantly, I grab the more expensive, organic brand, leaving behind the ripe, less pricey, and perfectly reasonable apples.

Walking into a major supermarket, some may expect to fill their trolleys with nutritious food for the week ahead, but nowadays what is presented is a plethora of products. Disregarding perhaps the periphery of the supermarket where the organic fruits and vegetables are, presented are shelves upon shelves of pre-packaged products that no longer resemble food at all. There are aluminum cans of soft drink, fruit juice boxes that have undergone aseptic processing, foil chip packets filled with oxygen, and in the meat aisle we have identical cuts of bacon in vacuum-sealed plastic. Everything has been processed, packaged and with the help of marketing, made to look enticing and palatable. Sadly, a tomato is no longer a tomato – the marriage of economics, science and technology carries it from seed to plate in the most economically efficient manner.

With the rising temperatures of late spring and summer, the potential for your room-temperature produce to spoil increases. In food manager certification MN classes, we often discuss the dangers of rotting food. Rotting produce attracts insects, can cause bacteria to grow on countertops and in storage containers and can create a cross-contamination hazard.

Conventional shipping cartons have ventilation holes which allows air to circulate around the product, but this also allows the produce to continue ripening and exposes to bacteria and pathogens, which contributes to loss. FreshTec’s patented packaging technology employs a breathable plastic liner inside a cardboard carton, which is sealed with a plastic lid. It’s part of a growing segment of food packaging using modified atmosphere technology. The liner and plastic lid slow the amount of oxygen entering the carton and also traps some of the carbon dioxide the produce expels, effectively putting it to sleep for up to a month of travel time. Overall, FreshTec provides more time for produce to reach the market, which reduce the likelihood of loss or waste.

1. The changes in transportation of fruits and vegetables such as cardboard crates being used in place of wooden crates, etc. Reasons for above changes.

Numerous problematic aspects were shown throughout this film that needed to be resolved as quick as possible. It was mentioned that there are no seasons in the supermarket which is a very valid point that not a lot of people notice. All year round fruits are placed on shelves in our supermarkets. Since we are used to seeing this, we never realize that this is odd. For instance, Food, Inc. claims individuals can get tomatoes any time of the year. They are picked when they are green and ripened with ethylene gas. This is similar to apples that are sprayed with thiabendazole which causes birth defects. In order to resolve this is to stop buying conventional fruit. If there is a decrease in sale of these injected fruits it will lead to a decrease in production. A company is not going to continue releasing an item if they are not getting any sales.

Natural gas liquefaction goes back to the 19th century when Michael Faraday, a British chemist and physicist, experimented with liquefying different types of gases including natural gas. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is an odorless, colorless, non-toxic, non-corrosive and non-flammable form of methane. “The first liquefied natural gas plant was built in West Virginia in 1912” (Dominion). The LNG was first produced in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1939. In the 1950s and 1960s, the ocean-going trade in international LNG began. In 1969, the first LNG terminal and commercial liquefaction facility in the world in the United States began operations in Kenai, Alaska. The Kenai Peninsula LNG plant, operated by ConocoPhillips, is one of the oldest and constantly operated LNG plants in the world. In order for natural gas to be exported overseas, it must first be turned into liquefied natural gas, attested and a safe process that requires the construction and operation of new facilities.

Fyffes procures its products worldwide and is one of the leading distributors of southern hemisphere fresh produce in Europe, in particular fresh produce sourced from South Africa and South America. The most common themes arising from the top managers so far involved the need to foster relationships among the SBUs and work with each other to reduce costs (Geoff Percival, 2012). It is critical for the relationship between the suppliers (Other region markets) and the distributors (UK, Ireland and EU). The four SBUs work together for the fresh fruits supplying and selling, the company launched its worldoffruit.com web site and subsidiary, offering Internet-based business-to-business fruits and vegetables sourcing and information supporting the company's operations are its network of 100 storage, distribution, ripening, and other facilities, a fleet of 17 company-owned or leased temperature-controlled ships, and its own land-based transportation fleet, it can share and reduce the transport cost. The synergy management of the four SBUs also helps Fyffes add more value to the supply chain and make the delivery more efficient.