Potential Dried Fruit Market in Independent Samoa

Value-added agriculture products are often advertised as lucrative options for developing countries. Furthermore, in many developing countries there is a seasonal surplus of food and this surplus can provide the raw materials for a value-added industry. This situation is particularly true for Indepe...

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Published inJournal of sustainable agriculture Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 17 - 51
Main Authors Buenz, E.J, Fuatai, L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 03.12.2007
Subjects
Agricultural products
Agriculture
chemical treatment
developing countries
development
dried fruit
Farmers
food choices
food consumption
fruit
Fruit industry
glycerine
Markets
papayas
produce
product development
Revenue
Samoa
seasonal variation
sulfur dioxide
supermarkets
value added
value-added products
Western Samoa
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Summary:Value-added agriculture products are often advertised as lucrative options for developing countries. Furthermore, in many developing countries there is a seasonal surplus of food and this surplus can provide the raw materials for a value-added industry. This situation is particularly true for Independent Samoa and other islands in the South Pacific. Here we show that sulfur dioxide and glycerine treated dried papaya has the potential to be a lucrative value-added agriculture product in the local Samoan market. These results suggest that under appropriate production conditions, the surplus of papaya could increase farmer revenue through providing a market for surplus produce. This type of product may be appropriate for other developing countries as well.
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ISSN:1044-0046
1540-7578
DOI:10.1300/J064v31n02_04