Essays about: "fresh commodities"

Found 5 essays containing the words fresh commodities.

  1. 1. The impact of induced airflow on the drying process of apples inside a solar drying chamber.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Marion Karlsson Faudot; [2022]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Food scarcity is a common occurrence for farmers in the rural Himalayan regions. As fruits and vegetables are a crucial part of most farmers' diet, food deficiency can become evident in between harvesting periods, when there is no fresh supply. READ MORE

  3. 2. Development and testing of a novel solar dryer design with an incorporated heat exchanger - For use in the Himalayan regions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för energivetenskaper

    Author : Adam Probert; [2022]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Food scarcity is a common occurrence for farmers in the rural Himalayan regions. As fruits and vegetables are a crucial part of most farmers' diet, food deficiency can become evident in between harvesting periods, when there is no fresh supply. READ MORE

  4. 3. Evaluating the suitability of Gaussian process regression and XGBoost on electricity price forcasting

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Owen Liu; [2021]
    Keywords : Power Markets; Seasonality; Electricity Spot Price; Gaussian Process Regression; XGBoost; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : Electricity finds itself different from other fresh-ware commodities, it cannot easily be stored. This characteristic trait of electricity results in traditional pricing methods not working for electricity pricing. Thus different pricing schemes are needed, such as Price Forward Curves (PFC) or pricing against a price level. READ MORE

  5. 4. Shelf life of fresh-cut fruits and salad leaves treated with Pulsed Electric Field (PEF)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Livsmedelsteknik och nutrition (master)

    Author : Chandan Soni; [2019]
    Keywords : PEF; pulsed electric field; reversible electroporation; calorimeter; metabolic rate; shelf life; fresh commodities; food engineering; livsmedelsteknik; Agriculture and Food Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Application of Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) treatment on five fresh commodities was analysed for the changes in the metabolic and physiological effects on their shelf life. Treatment parameters were optimised in order to achieve uniform electroporation on the samples, which was analysed by Propidium Iodide staining for the leaf samples. READ MORE

  6. 5. The effect of abolishing milk quotas : a study of comparative advantages amongst European member states

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Esbjörn Andersson; Ida Lingheimer; [2015]
    Keywords : abolishment; comparative advantage; dairy; milk; NEI; NRCA;

    Abstract : The European Union provide 27 % of total volume raw milk produced in the world. This number is steadily decreasing due to that the world milk production increase is more rapid than EU production growth. READ MORE