Question

How were avocados got affected by the development Work?

Answer 1

AVOCADO: Post-Harvest Operation
Organisation: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO, Rome, Italy
Author: Lidia Dorantes, PhD., Lidia Parada, MSc., Alicia Ortiz, PhD.
Edited by AGST/FAO: Danilo Mejía, PhD, FAO (Technical)
Last reviewed: 15/06/2004
Contents
Preface....................................................................................................................................1
1 Introduction.........................................................................................................................3
1.1. Economic and Social Impact ......................................................................................9
1.2 World Trade ...............................................................................................................11
1.3 Primary Product (fresh)..............................................................................................14
1.4 Secondary product (processed)..................................................................................16
1.5 Elements on quality assurance and export marketing................................................18
1.6 Consumer preferences................................................................................................23
2 Post- Production Operations.............................................................................................25
2.1 Harvesting..................................................................................................................25
2.2 Packinghouse operations............................................................................................28
2.3. Packing and packaging materials..............................................................................30
2.4. Cooling system..........................................................................................................32
2.5. Storage of avocado....................................................................................................33
2.6. Transportation systems .............................................................................................34
2.7. Processing .................................................................................................................35
3. Pest control and decay .....................................................................................................37
3.1 Pest species ................................................................................................................37
3.2 Relative status of major pest species .........................................................................46
3.3 Pest control.................................................................................................................46
3.4 Others.........................................................................................................................49
4. Economic and social considerations................................................................................49
4.1 Overview of costs and losses.....................................................................................50
4.2 Major problems..........................................................................................................52
4.3 Proposed improvements.............................................................................................54
5. References........................................................................................................................55
6 Annex................................................................................................................................60
Preface
The importance of post-harvest operations in developing countries relies in the quality control
of the fresh fruit that they achieve. Post-harvest operations begin with a selection of the fruit,
then a cleaning, packing, proper storing and transporting. All these operations benefit
producers because they enable the fruit to reach the market at higher prices, and also create
jobs in the packinghouses and orchards for both educated and non-educated labor. The
domestic and international consumer benefits with a high-quality fresh fruit, free of diseases
and other defects.
Avocado is a fruit with an exquisite taste and aroma, which has been traditionally consumed
even before the arrival of Spaniards to the Americas. It is called "aguacate" or "palta" in Latin