Agriculture & Allied Sciences

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Sustainable Approaches in Postharvest Handling and Management
Editor: Pankaj B. Pathare, PhD

Sustainable Approaches in Postharvest Handling and Management

In Production
Pub Date: Forthcoming November 2025
Hardback Price: $190 US | £150 UK
Hard ISBN: 9781779641069
Pages: Est. 388pp w/index
Binding Type: Hardback / ebook
Series: Postharvest Biology and Technology
Notes: 16 color and 49 b/w illustrations


Reviews
“Delves into the exciting realm of sustainable postharvest practices, illuminating a path toward the future . . . Offers more than just technical justifications . . . covers several advanced and pertinent issues including non-destructive techniques, e-nose, and IoT in fresh produce handling. It also covers postharvest losses quantification and sustainability through postharvest value addition. . . . This is a call to action, not just a guidebook. In order to guarantee a more stable and abundant food supply for future generations, it exhorts us to embrace innovation and implement sustainable practices.”
—From the Foreword by S. N. Jha, Deputy Director General (Agricultural Engineering), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India


With the rise in population and an increase in endemic diseases, food that is fresh, healthy, affordable, and safe is the need of the hour. Effective postharvest handling and management that emphasizes quality retainment of produce ensures this. This new book, Sustainable Approaches in Postharvest Handling and Management, presents new research on sustainable postharvest handling and management techniques for fresh produce with quality, safety, and self-life extension.

This volume provides a thorough review of sustainable postharvest methods, along with information on the newest techniques, inventions, and technologies that can reduce food waste and loss while maintaining the freshness and nutritional content of produce. The book discusses a wide range of topics on sustainable postharvest methods such as irradiation, ozone, cold plasma, electrolyzed water, etc. A chapter on the use of edible coatings for shelf-life extension of fresh produce is presented. Quality detection through non-destructive techniques and electronic nose is also included. The book also covers novel advances such as the integration of blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT) in the fresh food supply chain to regain public trust by improving transparency and real-time visibility. The socioeconomic and environmental impacts of postharvest losses are addressed as well.

The volume also considers the rising energy demands of developing countries and presents information on reducing fossil energy consumption and improving product quality through the use of sustainable energy as the primary or supplemental energy for postharvest operations, which could lessen the environmental effect of these activities.

This book will serve as a valuable resource for researchers, students, farmers, food processors, and policymakers who are committed to building a more sustainable and equitable food system. The editors believe that by working together, we can create a future where fresh produce is accessible to all and its production and consumption have a minimal negative impact on the environment.

CONTENTS:
Preface

1. Overview of Sustainable Approaches to Reduce Postharvest Losses
Pankaj B. Pathare and Mai Al-Dairi

2. Nonthermal Techniques for Fresh Produce Quality and Safety
Pankaj B. Pathare, Dababandya Mohapatra, Nikhil C., Dilip Pawar, and Naveen Kumar Mahanti

3. Irradiation Techniques for Fresh Produce Quality and Safety
Rohini Dhenge, Arjun Mohanakumar, Ajay Chinchkar, Massimiliano Rinaldi, and Tommaso Ganino

4. Cold Atmospheric Plasma-Mediated Treatments: Impact on Physical, Biochemical, and Phytonutrients Quality Attributes of Fresh and Minimally Processed Fruit
Loriane A. Yanclo, Gunnar O. Sigge, Zinash A. Belay, and Oluwafemi J. Caleb

5. The Use of Ozone for Quality and Safety of Fresh Produce
Laxmi Kant Rawat and Amit Baran Das

6. Role of Electrolyzed Water in Preserving Postharvest Quality and Safety of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Harold K. Malahlela, Rebogile R. Mphahlele, Zinash A. Belay, Pankaj B. Pathare, and Oluwafemi J. Caleb

7. Edible Coatings for Shelf-Life Extension of Fresh Produce
Bernard Maringgal and Norhashila Hashim

8. Distribution Packaging of Fresh Produce and Sustainability Trends
Saowapa Chaiwonga, Ravinun Saengwong-Ngam, Rattapon Saengrayapa, Jutarat Rattanakaran, Chureerat Prahsarn, and Tatiya Trongsatitkul

9. Nondestructive Techniques for Food Quality Evaluation
Krishna Kumar Patel, Abhimanyu Kalne, and Pankaj B. Pathare

10. Internet of Things (IoT)-Enabled Blockchain for Traceability in Fresh Produce Supply Chains
Sandeep Jagtap, Hana Trollman, Guillermo Garcia-Garcia, Yang Luo, Abdo Hassoun, Wayne Martindale, and Sumit Gupta

11. Electronic Nose: Principles and Quality Indications of Agricultural and Food Products
Maha Al Khalili and Nasser Al Habsi

12. Sustainable Cold Chain Management for Postharvest Loss Reduction
Rasaq.O. Lamidi, Pankaj B. Pathare, and Hameed B. Mahood

13. Geothermal Energy for Drying of Fresh Produce
Imtiaz Hussain, Muhammad Abdul Rahim, Hudda Ayub, Aurbab Shoukat, Laraib Shoukat, Faima Atta Khan, and Saadia Ambreen

14. Toward Sustainability through Postharvest Value Addition
Preetinder Kaur, Jagbir Rehal, Gaganjyot Kaur, and Gurjeet Kaur

15. Postharvest Fruit and Vegetable Wastage and the Economic and Environmental Impacts
Ikechukwu Kingsley Opara, Olaniyi Amos Fawole, and Umezuruike Linus Opara

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editor: Pankaj B. Pathare, PhD
Assistant Professor of Postharvest Technology, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

Pankaj Pathare, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Postharvest Technology at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Oman. Before joining at SQU, he worked as a researcher at Newcastle University, UK, and Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Over the years, he has gained expertise on postharvest technology and food engineering that includes quantification of postharvest losses during transportation, mechanical damage of perishables, food agglomeration/granulation, food drying and cooling, structural design for ventilated corrugated packaging, renewable energy in food processing for sub-Saharan Africa, and energy efficient production processes in SME the food and beverage industry based in Europe. His research results have been well-documented in over 50 scientific papers published in international peer-reviewed journals and several conference presentations. He also worked as supervisor/co-supervisor for 10 postgraduate research students. According to the Scopus, his h-index is 15; citations: 2220. He is a member of the editorial boards for the several research journals, including PLoS ONE, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Journal of Food Quality, Open Agriculture, Measurement: Food (Elsevier), Discover Food (Springer), and Current Functional Foods (Bentham Science). Dr. Pathare graduated with a BTech degree (Agricultural Engineering) from Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, India, and PhD (Process & Chemical Engineering) from the University College Cork, Ireland.




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