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ABE 41

Agricultural and Biosystems Products


Processing and Storage
Topic 1
Introduction to AB Processing

Jose S. Caluza IV
Instructor
College of Engineering
jscaluzaiv@debesmscat.edu.ph
09091233035
1 Introduction

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1
2 Agro-Product Processing Technology

Technology Transfer Postharvest research


influences and extension
+
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+ +
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+ +
+
Use of postharvest
+ technology
Farm production
-
-
Farm income Loss reduction
+ + +
- ++
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Price of farm Employment
products

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1.2 IMPOTENCE OF POSTHARVEST TECHNOLOGY


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1.3 IMPORTANCE OF POSTHARVEST LOSSES


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TABLE 1.1
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Postharvest loss of rice in Bangladesh is 12%, and the total production of rice is 34.56  million
metric tons. If 5% of the loss could be saved, how many days could we feed the population of
Bangladesh? The population of Bangladesh is 163.08 million; assume per capita consumption of
rice to be 180 kg.

SOLUTION
The annual food requirement of Bangladesh is given by

163.08 × 106 × 180


 Annual food requirement = = 29.3544 million tons 
103

The amount of rice lost for 5% postharvest loss of rice in Bangladesh is given by

34.56 × 106 × 5
 5% loss of rice = = 1.72 million tons 
100

The number of days this rice can feed the population of Bangladesh is given by

1.72 × 365
 Number of days = = 21.39 days 
29.3544

Example 1.2

Postharvest loss of maize in Bangladesh is 5%, and the total production of maize is 2.3 million
metric tons. If the price of maize is TK 15,000 per ton, calculate the annual monetary loss due to
postharvest loss of maize in Bangladesh.

SOLUTION
The annual production of maize in Bangladesh is

 Annual maize production 2.30 million tons 


Introduction 5

The amount of maize lost for 5% postharvest loss of maize in Bangladesh is given by

2.30 × 106 × 5
 5% loss of maize = = 0.115 million tons 
100

The monetary loss of maize due to postharvest loss of maize in Bangladesh is given by

 Monetary loss for maize = 0.115 × 15, 000 = 1725 million taka

Example 1.3

The  total production of rice is 34.56  million metric tons. The  population of Bangladesh is
163.08 million; assume per capita consumption of rice to be 180 kg. Compute the food security
of rice in Bangladesh.

SOLUTION
The annual food requirement of Bangladesh is given by

163.08 × 106 × 180


 Annual food requirement = = 29.3544 million tons 
103

The annual food production is

 Annual production of rice 34.56 million tons

The food security in rice of Bangladesh is given by

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 Food security in rice 1.18 
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