date:Aug 18, 2015
obviously an eye-opener for us.
At the moment there is no reason for concern because the reverse is what is needed for our case, post harvest losses in fruits are high because fruits are perishables and we actually need ways to reduce the natural ripening and not to accelerate it, he said.
Mr Wigenge explained that fruits have a gas called ethylene which is a natural ripening agent, but when there are shortages of fruits people use calcium carbide to quicken the process.
Mr Wigenge said that