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TVL - AFA-ACP
Quarter 4 – Module 5
Handling and Packaging Harvested
Crops
TVL – ACP- Handling and Packaging Harvested Crops NC II - Grade 12
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Quarter 4 – Module 5: Handling and Packaging Harvested Crops
First Edition, 2021

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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written for the learners to help them
pack their harvested product. After going through this module, the learner is
expected to:
1. identify post-harvested handling process;
2. enumerate the appropriate and importance of quality packaging;
3. identify the characteristic of quality packed product.
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What I Know

Directions: Read the following test items below. Encircle the letter of the
correct answer. Write your answer on your activity notebook.

1. It refers to an action where fruit and vegetable crops are cleaned by

washing before they are delivered.
A. cleaning C. sorting
B. packaging D. wrapping

2. It needs proper handling and transporting of packed fruits to prevent

them from being damaged.
A. cleaning C. sorting
B. packaging D. transporting

3. It is a process of selecting fruits and vegetables with or without

damages?
A. grading C. sorting
B. selection D. washing

4. The edible product of a plant or tree, consisting of seed and its envelope,
especially the latter when it is juicy or pulpy is referred to as?
A. fruit C. seed
B. plant D. vegetable

5. It refers to a piling where big containers must be placed at the bottom

first before piling small containers.
A. cleaning C. sorting
B. packing D. wrapping

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 Lesson Handling and Packaging
1 Harvested Crops
This module will help you to acquire the knowledge, skills and attitude
in handling and packaging harvested crops. In this module, you will also know
the techniques in handling harvested crops; characteristic of quality packed
product and understand the importance of quality packaging.

What’s In

Directions: Put a check ( √ ) if the statement is correct and ( x ) if it is not.

Write your answer on your activity notebook.
1. Use of containers or crates with liners.
2. Always toss harvested fruits.
3. Place harvested crops in temporary shed to prevent from wilting and sun
scalding
4. Fruit crops wouldn’t clean, disposed it after harvested.
5. Delayed harvesting results in lower quality at harvest and faster
deterioration rate after harvest.

What’s New

Directions: Write your thoughts/opinion about the pictures below? Write at

least five (5) sentences on your activity notebook.

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 What Is It

HANDLING AND PACKAGING HARVESTED CROPS

Have you observed the products that you are buying? Can you
tell something about your observations? Fruit crops need careful handling
to ensure that these can be sold at a profitable price. Proper handling of
harvested crops increases the market price of the products. Farmers
should know how to handle his harvest in order to get the most out of it.
Remember you are not only producing for your own but if you will
produce quality product your friend or neighbor might be your first
customer. Later, you will be having more buyers. Unknowingly you are
already an entrepreneur so it is important to acquire skills on how to pack
your products. Creativity should be applied to produce quality packaging.
Entrepreneurs should always think of ways and means to attract or
encourage their buyers to buy their products. One of these are the proper
sorting, labelling then packaging. Products must be packed individually
and labelled according to brand, the date when manufactured and where
it was manufactured.

Techniques In handling harvested crops

• Use of containers or crates with liners

• Never toss harvested fruits
• Place harvested crops in temporary shed to prevent from wilting and
sun scalding

Post-harvest handling processes:

1. Cleaning – fruit crops are cleaned by washing before they are

disposed. This process removes dirt, freshen the produce, and may
remove spray residues. In some cases, wiping the product with a
clean, dry and soft cloth gives better result than washing.
2. Sorting and Grading – harvested fruit should be sorted properly
before grading. In grading, fruits should be grades according to size,

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 shape, ripeness and color. Grading increases the market potential of
products.
3. Packaging – after sorting/grading, fruits are packed carefully to
smooth containers.
 Care should be properly observed to prevent blemishes and
damages to the fruits.
 When packing fruits, they must be arranged properly in
containers according to size and quality.
4. Transporting – Careful handling and transporting of packed fruits
prevent them from being damaged.

Tips in Transporting packed fruits

1. Gently lay down the box or crates containing the fruits to prevent
blemishes and cracks on the fruits placed at the bottom of the
container.
2. In piling, big containers must be placed at the bottom first before
piling small containers.
3. Do not make the pile too high to prevent containers on the top to fall.
4. Never step on the pile that you made.
5. In transporting packed fruits to distant markets through transport
vehicles, careful driving should be done to prevent damages to the
products.

Appropriate Quality Packaging

1. Sort in terms of textures, sizes, appearance or colors.

2. Packed in an organized manner by dozen or in volume postharvest
management.
3. These may be packed appropriately in containers, like boxes,
polybags, sacks and plastic containers.

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Importance of Quality Packaging

1. Easy handling, storing and transporting.

2. Packaging maintains the quality of products when transported.
3. Safety- products are transported or delivered in far distances that it
needs quality packaging or wrapping. During rainy season the
products must be safe from being wet.
4. This is one way of patronizing product. Remember suki will always
go back to buy if they are satisfied to the proper packaging.

Characteristics of Quality Packaged Product

1. The wrappers must not be easily thorn, broken or easily damage

when transferred from one place to another. One way of advertising
is the way how the product is packed.
2. It must be presentable that attracts customers. Clients do not like to
buy products that are not properly wrapped and packed.
3. Not too bulky. Too bulky packaging provides much space and heavy
to handle.

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 What’s More

A. Directions: Provide what is asked in each item. Write your answer on your
activity notebook.

1. Identify at least three appropriate quality packaging materials.

2. Describe at least three characteristics of quality packaging of finished
product.
3. State at least three importance of quality packaging of products.
4. Do you think customers patronize products that have quality packaging?
5. Is it necessary to place harvested crops in temporary shed? Why? Why not?
B. Directions: Supply the missing word to make the statement complete. Write
your answer on your activity notebook.

1. In Characteristics of Quality Packaged Product, the ______________ must

not be easily thorn, broken or easily damage when transferred from one
place to another.
2. One way of ______________ is the way how the product is packed.
3. It must be ______________ that attracts customers. Clients do not like to
buy products that are not properly wrapped and packed.
4. Too ______________ packaging provides much space and heavy to handle.
5. Always remember that ______________ will always go back to buy if they
are satisfied to the proper packaging.

C. Directions: Write T if the statement is True and write F if the statement is

not correct. Write your answer on your activity notebook.

1. Gently lay down the box or crates containing the fruits to prevent
blemishes and cracks on the fruits placed at the bottom of the container.
2. In piling, big containers must be placed at the bottom first before piling
small containers.
3. Do not make the pile too high to prevent containers on the top to fall.

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4. Never step on the pile that you made.
5. In transporting packed fruits to distant markets through transport
vehicles, careful driving should be done to prevent damages to the
products.

What I Have Learned

Directions: Supply the missing word/s to complete the paragraph that
summarizes our topic for today. Write your answer on your activity notebook.

Importance of Quality Packaging are (1) ________________________,

storing and transporting. (2) _______________________ maintains the quality of
products when transported. (3) ______________________ products are
transported or delivered in far distances that it needs quality packaging or
(4) ________________________. During rainy season the products must be safe
from being (5) ______________________.

What I Can Do
Directions: Interview a farmer from your neighborhood planting different
fruits and vegetables. Use the interview form below.

Name of Farmer : ___________________________

Address : ___________________________
Date Interview : ___________________________
Product Harvested Packaging Method/Material Used
Ex. Camote Sack
1.
2.
3.
4.
5
_________________________________
Name/Signature of Interviewee

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 Assessment

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the letter of your
answer on your activity notebook.

1. It refers to an action where fruit crops are cleaned by washing before

they are disposed.
A. cleaning C. sorting
B. packaging D. wrapping

2. It is referring for a careful handling and transporting of packed fruits to

prevent them from being damaged.
A. cleaning C. sorting
B. packaging D. transporting

3. It is a process of selecting fruits and vegetables with or without

damages?
A. grading C. sorting
B. selection D. washing

4. The edible product of a plant or tree, consisting of seed and its envelope,
especially the latter when it is juicy or pulpy is referred to as?
A. fruit C. seed
B. plant D. vegetable

5. It refers to a piling where big containers must be placed at the bottom

first before piling small containers.
A. cleaning C. sorting
B. packing D. wrapping

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What I Know What’s In What’s New
1. A 1. / 1. Answers may vary
2. B 2. X 2.
3. B 3. / 3.
4. A 4. X 4.
5. B 5. / 5.
Answer Key
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What’s More What I Have Learned Assessment
A. 1. Easy handling 1. A
2. Packaging 2. B
1. Answers may vary
3. Safety 3. B
2.
3. 4. Wrapping 4. A
4. 5. Wet 5. B
B.
1. Wrapper
2. Advertising
3. Presentable
4. Bulky
5. Suki
C.
1. T
2. T
3. T
4. T
5. T
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