Influência do transporte e cuidados pós-colheita na comercialização de hortaliças na FAST - Feira Agroecológica de Serra Talhada

Abstract

Organic agriculture has become a very relevant alternative when it comes to the consumption of healthy foods and stands out for the quality with which the products arrive at the table of the consumer. With this, agro-ecological fairs are characterized as an important means of commercialization of these products. However, these foods have a high perishability in nature. Post-harvest losses become frequent when uncollected, sanitized, packaged, stored and transported to the place of sale in the proper form. It is worth mentioning that the wrong accommodation in transportation provides depreciation in the quality of food. Therefore, the present research was developed at the agro-ecological fair of the city of Serra Talhada-PE, aiming to describe the different forms of care in the harvest, post-harvest and transport processes, and the effects on the commercialization, having as specific list : the main vegetables produced and the post-harvest care and; to analyze the influence of the different types of transport,packaging / storage and exhibition used during the commercialization of the vegetables. Observations were made on the properties of each farmer, taking into account characteristics such as: harvesting, packaging and transportation. Already in the fair: the hygiene, the freshness, the kneading, and the consistency (wilt) of the products, were the criteria studied. During the harvesting process it was possible to verify that the forms of packaging and the types of vehicles used for transportation were the factors that most influenced the appearance of the products, contributing in the percentage of losses and consequently in damages to the producers. The exposure time and the local temperature during the fair operation were factors that contributed to the depreciation of the products sold.