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Maturity Index
Part of Agribusiness Associates, Inc
Maturity index for various crops along with training on the appropriate stage for harvest.
https://horticulture.ucdavis.edu/project/postharvest-losses-rwandaThe innovation has no owner
Claim itStage 5: Scaling
Focus Areas:
Food Safety and Standards and Post Harvest
Implemented In:
Rwanda
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Country Implemented In
Verified Funding
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Problem
Produce harvested too early may not ripen properly, while produce harvested too late may be fibrous or have very limited market life.
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Solution
Harvesting of fruits and vegetables at proper stage of maturity is of paramount importance for attaining desirable quality. Using maturity index, helps ensure sensory quality, adequate postharvest shelf life, facilitates scheduling of harvest and packing operations, facilitate marketing.
Target Beneficiaries
Smallholder farmers
Innovation Description
Produce harvested too early may not ripen properly, while produce harvested too late may be fibrous or have very limited market life. Similarly, vegetables are harvested over a wide range of physiological stages, depending upon which part of the plant is used as food. Therefore harvesting of fruits and vegetables at proper stage of maturity is of paramount importance for attaining desirable quality. Using maturity index, helps ensure sensory quality, adequate postharvest shelf life, facilitates scheduling of harvest and packing operations, facilitate marketing.
Competitive Advantage
Easy to use laminated reference chart
Milestone
Date Unknown
Funds RaisedVERIFIED
$1,500,000 with DryCard, Zero Energy Cool Chamber, Plastic crates for transport of producemore and 1SEE MORE
TITLEReducing postharvest losses in Rwanda
TYPEGrant
FOCUS AREAS
Food Safety and Standards and Post Harvest
Implemented InGuinea, Guatemala, Ghanamore and 9SEE MOREGuinea, Guatemala, Ghana, Cambodia, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Rwanda, Mexico, Kenya, Honduras, Zambia, ThailandSEE LESS
ORGANIZATIONSU.S. Agency for International Development, University of California, DavisU.S. Agency for International Development, University of California, Davis
as part of
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture, Bureau of Food Security, Feed the FutureFeed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture, Bureau of Food Security, Feed the FutureDate Unknown
New Country Implemented In
Rwanda