2007 World Food 2007 World Food PrizePrize

Industry/University Industry/University AlliancesAlliances

138 COUNTRIES USING ASEPTIC 138 COUNTRIES USING ASEPTIC TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY

500 MILLION GALS OF BULK 500 MILLION GALS OF BULK STORED JUICE CONSUMED STORED JUICE CONSUMED ANNUALLY AND GROWINGANNUALLY AND GROWING

Brazil produces 53% of all Brazil produces 53% of all orange juice consumed in the orange juice consumed in the world, employs 400,000 people world, employs 400,000 people

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tomatoes harvest globally, 90% tomatoes harvest globally, 90% (20 - 21.6 million tons) are (20 - 21.6 million tons) are aseptically processed and aseptically processed and packaged for off-season packaged for off-season remanufactureremanufacture

Processed TomatoesProcessed Tomatoes

• China leads the world with over China leads the world with over 30 million tons of tomatoes 30 million tons of tomatoes produced every year followed by produced every year followed by the United States and thenthe United States and then India India

• India produces 7.6 million tons of India produces 7.6 million tons of tomato products a year but due tomato products a year but due to the lack of proper processing to the lack of proper processing its export potential is limitedits export potential is limited. .

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Poverty, conflict, terrorism, Poverty, conflict, terrorism, corruption and post harvest corruption and post harvest losses contribute significantly to losses contribute significantly to food insecurityfood insecurity

My background focuses on food My background focuses on food preservationpreservation

• Post-harvest losses occur when a Post-harvest losses occur when a harvested product does not harvested product does not reach its intended usereach its intended use

• Postharvest losses range from Postharvest losses range from 10-40%. Commodities i.e. 10-40%. Commodities i.e. tomatoes may be as high as 50%tomatoes may be as high as 50%

• reduction of post-harvest losses reduction of post-harvest losses requires step-by-step scrutiny requires step-by-step scrutiny through the entire process-through the entire process-

• in India,according to a 1999 in India,according to a 1999 World Bank Report, post-harvest World Bank Report, post-harvest losses amount to 12 to 16 million losses amount to 12 to 16 million metric tons of food grains each metric tons of food grains each year -- an amount that the World year -- an amount that the World Bank stipulates could feed one-Bank stipulates could feed one-third of India's poorthird of India's poor

AfghanistanAfghanistan

•Estimated that in the Estimated that in the Nangarhar Provence 50-60 Nangarhar Provence 50-60 % of the fruits and % of the fruits and vegetables will spoilvegetables will spoil

Aseptic MilkAseptic Milk

• India- India- 56 million liters56 million liters

(15 million gals.)(15 million gals.)

•Pakistan- 162 million litersPakistan- 162 million liters (43 million gals)(43 million gals)

•China- China- 590 million liters590 million liters

(156 million gals)(156 million gals)

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Import ConcernsImport Concernsandand

Developing MarketsDeveloping Markets

Food Pathogens

Biosecurity

Tremendous AdvancesTremendous Advancesin Agriculture in Agriculture

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Much to be Done!Much to be Done!