The paper presents the recent development and application of image analysis and computer vision systems in sorting and grading of products in the field of agricultural and food. Basic concepts and technologies associated with computer vision, a tool used in image analysis and automated sorting and grading is highlighted. For the ever-increasing population, losses in handling and processing and ...

Preservation of foods by natural and microbiological methods may be a satisfactory approach solving economic losses due to microbial spoilage of raw materials and food products, to reduce the incidence of food borne illnesses, and to meet the food requirements of the growing world population. Since many people are concerned about the safety of chemical preservatives are questioned with regard t...

Two types of radiations are used for preservation. They are ionizing radiations such as cathode and gamma rays and nonionizing radiation such as infrared and UV rays. The latter two have poor penetration and bactericidal properties. Ionizing radiations act by disrupting progeny cycles of pathogenic microorganisms by destroying DNA/RNA cycles. Thus, it enhances shelf-life of food and reduces mic...

Dietary choices – the overall food consumption patterns displayed by a population – can, and do, influence greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) of the food system. Here, we consider the GHGE associated with production of the current U.S. diet, and various dietary recommendations. USDA’s loss adjusted food availability dataset is used to represent current consumption. GHG emission factors were compil...

This article is devoted to study of Ukraine’s agricultural exports and financial losses in agriculture due russian military aggression. The dynamics structure 2021 during martial war are analyzed. main problems faced by enterprises law have been identified. It has established that the suspension Ukraine's connected with blockade Black Azov Seas military. material assets lands were also signific...