Radiation and agriculture Food preservation by irradiation
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چکیده
Since about over a quarter of our harvested food is lost due to various kinds of wastage and spoilage, food preservation is no less important than food production. It is sounder policy to conserve what is produced than to produce more to compensate for subsequent losses Besides the prevention of losses, demand is also growing in both the developed and the developing countries for food which is wholesome and which has a long shelflife. There are obvious reasons for using radiation to preserve food and agricultural produce, and hence to alleviate the world's food shortage and to produce safe foods.
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