Rau quả đóng một vai trò đáng kể cho nông dân có số lượng lớn các hộ gia đình nông thôn đã được tham gia vào sản xuất rau và thương mại. Tuy nhiên, Việt Nam đang phải đối mặt với một số thực tế vấn đề sau thu hoạch đặc biệt là sản xuất rau đã-được nhanh chóng qua tăng cuối thập kỷ. Các tổn thất sau thu hoạch vẫn còn rất cao với 25-30% trung bình do Điểm yếu công nghệ sau thu hoạch. Ngay cả với đầu vào lao động cao trong sản xuất rau, revenu của nông dân vẫn còn thấp | POST HARVEST MANAGEMENT AND NEW APPROACH FOR SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEM OF CABBAGE AND WATER MELON Presenter Nguyen Tuan Minh . Fruit and Vegetable Research Institute FAVRI I. Introduction Vegetables play a significant role for farmers as large number of rural household have been involved in vegetable production and trade. However Vietnam is actually faced with a number of post-harvest problems particularly as vegetable production has been increasing fast over the last decade. The post-harvest losses are still very high with 25-30 in average due to weakness in post-harvest technology. Even with high labour inputs in vegetable production income of farmers is still low. Profit at down-stream stages of supply chains is also low for other actors who are involved in distribution transportation and trading of vegetable products. There are several possible explanation one of them is high qualitative and quantitative losses of fresh vegetable during passage through supply chains due to lack of facilities and proper handling methods. It also causes food quality and safety problems due to the use of improper care. Post-harvest losses can occur during harvesting in the field in packing areas in storage during transportation and in the wholesale and retail market. Severe losses occur because of poor facilities lack of know-how poor management market dysfunction or lack of knowledge by farmers. On September 2009 long and heavy rain in Quynh Luu Nghe An caused high spoilage rate of water melon and shorten the self life of the produce. Utilizing improved post-harvest practices . adequate harvesting handling and treatment methods packaging proper transport and marketing often results in reduced food losses improved overall quality and food safety and higher profits for growers and marketers. Objective - To find out proper post-harvest management and new approach for modern supply chain for cabbage and water melon. II. Materials and research methods 1. Materials location and timing
