Quality aspects of greek fruit and vegetables destined for local consumption and export

dc.contributor.author	Passam, HC	en
dc.contributor.author	Rekoumi, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Nikolopoulou, AE	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:44:49Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:44:49Z
dc.date.issued	2002	en
dc.identifier.issn	05677572	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/2091
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dc.subject	Marketing	en
dc.subject	Post-harvest	en
dc.subject	Quality	en
dc.subject	Transport	en
dc.title	Quality aspects of greek fruit and vegetables destined for local consumption and export	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.publicationDate	2002	en
heal.abstract	Fruit and vegetable quality within the European Union is assessed on the basis of the E.U. common quality standards. Greek horticultural produce is frequently of low quality due to the presence of blemishes and mechanical damage, inefficient grading, poor packing and presentation. On the domestic market, there is insufficient incentive for producers to improve the quality of their produce. However, apart from quality considerations, fruit and vegetable exports are hampered by the excessively high costs of packaging and transport. The present paper reviews the sources of low quality in Greek produce and ways in which this may be reduced. An alternative pproach to horticultural exports is proposed in which attention is paid not only to product appearance but also to flavour and composition.	en
heal.journalName	Acta Horticulturae	en
dc.identifier.volume	579	en
dc.identifier.spage	577	en
dc.identifier.epage	583	en