Cold Storage for Peaches: Dr. Abdel-Rahman
During the low season in Guatemala, growers have often
struggled to sell their deciduous fruit, especially peaches. Their short shelf
life can cause a disadvantage in the market.
Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Rahman volunteered with Farmer-to-Farmer
(F2F) Guatemala to help solve this problem. He worked with the organization, La
Asociación Nacional de Productores de Frutales Deciduos (ANAPDE) to extend the
marketing season for their peaches by cold storage and a modified atmosphere.
ANAPDE
farmers and technicians wanted to learn techniques involved in handling these
products and also understand the physiological features of the fruit as it
matures and before it is served as food to best ensure that it is picked,
processed, and stored to best preserve its quality.
To do so,
Dr. Abdel-Rahman provided training on the post-harvest of horticultural crops
and peach maturity and ripening. He taught farmers, technical personnel
responsible for collection and storage centers, and extension agents in charge
of training programs in the area. As a part of the training, Dr. Abdel-Rahman
tested storing peaches and apples under modified cold storage using dry ice as
a source of carbon dioxide to increase their shelf life.
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