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高营养的新鲜农产品浪费是发展中国家的一个重大问题，那里70%的人口可以从事该部门的工作。它威胁到初级农业的发展、工人的生计、经济进步和粮食安全。虽然尼日利亚是西非最大的西红柿生产国，但50%的收获产品在分发和销售给消费者之前就已经死亡。该项目将开发一种综合的、具有成本效益的和可持续的解决方案，以管理大多数农产品损失的采后价值链。项目合作伙伴，一个在尼日利亚和三个英国组织将部署来自生物、物理科学和传感器工程的尖端技术，以开发Pick，Store，Buy。该项目将侧重于尼日利亚番茄部门的三项关键创新：i)使用空气净化和去除乙烯(一种由植物组织产生的关键成熟激素)的成熟暂停；ii)可打印的坚固和便携的微电子设备，以测量控制成熟的关键环境因素；iii)使用基因发现和实时数据流算法预测货架期。尼日利亚广泛的项目伙伴沟通方案对于提高对生鲜农产品价值链这一急需技术的认识和实施至关重要。

Waste of highly nutritious fresh produce is a significant problem for developing countries, where 70% of the population can be engaged with the sector. It threatens the growth of primary agriculture industries, the livelihoods of workers, economic progress and food security. Whilst Nigeria is the largest producer of tomatoes in west Africa, 50% of harvested produce perishes, before it can be distributed and sold to consumers. This project will develop an integrated, cost effective and sustainable solution to manage the postharvest value chain where most produce is lost. The project partners, one based in Nigeria and three UK organisations will deploy cutting edge technology from biological and physical sciences and sensor engineering to develop Pick, Store, Buy. The project will focus on three key innovations for the Nigerian tomato sector i) ripening suspension using air purification and the removal of ethylene a key ripening hormone which is produced by plant tissues, ii) printable robust and portable microelectronics to measure real time key environmental factors that control ripening iii) shelf life prediction using gene discovery and real time data streaming algorithms. An extensive project partner communication programme in Nigeria will be critical to raising awareness and implementation of this much needed technology for the fresh produce value chain.