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<p>In agriculture post-harvest handling is the stage of crop production immediately following the harvest. It includes various processes like cooling cleaning sorting and packing. The instant a crop is removed from the ground or separated from its parent plant it begins to deteriorate. The most important goals of post-harvest handling are keeping the product cool to avoid moisture loss and slow down undesirable chemical changes and avoiding physical damage such as bruising to delay spoilage. Post-harvest treatment largely determines final quality whether a crop is sold for fresh consumption or used as an ingredient in a processed food product. The care that needs to be taken to ensure the crop is best processed giving the highest return to the farmer involves certain steps. This book sheds light on these procedures while also discussing subjects like rain water harvesting seeds germination food grain storage security packing refrigeration drying purchasing and storage etc.</p>
