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Superfruit in the Niche - Underutilized Sea Buckthorn in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Zusammenfassung
Sea buckthorn is a medicinal plant occurring throughout the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Considered as a “superfood” given the nutritional properties of its berries, the latter have a large international market potential, particularly in China and Europe. Although sea buckthorn grows widespread in northern Pakistan, it is a neglected species there. Fruit marketing is severely hampered by low raw product quality, varying prices, and low local demand. During 2017–2018 a total of 111 collectors and 17 commission agents were interviewed from Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan using semi-structured questionnaires. The results provide comprehensive information about the current situation from collection to post-harvest management of sea buckthorn fruits including the analysis of vitamin C under different sun and shade drying conditions. The findings are complemented by an analysis of the underlying supply chain. Fruit sale prices were low for the collectors (1.82 US$ kg−1) since mostly poor households are involved in the harvest and sale. Traditional sun drying and storage conditions were inappropriate resulting in a decrease of chemical fruit quality and thus negatively affecting the sales price of produce. Supply chain analyses showed that the non-coordination among actors and lack of infrastructure affect the efficiency of the targeted sea buckthorn production at large. The study also shows the urgent need to set appropriate food quality standards, to increase communication among stakeholders, and to intensify training offers especially for collectors of sea buckthorn fruits.
Zitierform
In: Sustainability Volume 11 / Issue 20 (2019-10-21) , S. 5840 ; ISSN 2071-1050Förderhinweis
Gefördert durch den Publikationsfonds der Universität KasselZitieren
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title={Superfruit in the Niche - Underutilized Sea Buckthorn in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan},
journal={Sustainability},
year={2019}
}
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2019-10-25T08:37:37Z 2019-10-25T08:37:37Z 2019-10-21 doi:10.17170/kobra-20191025726 http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11326 Gefördert durch den Publikationsfonds der Universität Kassel eng Urheberrechtlich geschützt https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/ fruit collection and drying Hippophae rhamnoides non-regulated price post-harvest handling vitamin C 630 Superfruit in the Niche - Underutilized Sea Buckthorn in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Aufsatz Sea buckthorn is a medicinal plant occurring throughout the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Considered as a “superfood” given the nutritional properties of its berries, the latter have a large international market potential, particularly in China and Europe. Although sea buckthorn grows widespread in northern Pakistan, it is a neglected species there. Fruit marketing is severely hampered by low raw product quality, varying prices, and low local demand. During 2017–2018 a total of 111 collectors and 17 commission agents were interviewed from Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan using semi-structured questionnaires. The results provide comprehensive information about the current situation from collection to post-harvest management of sea buckthorn fruits including the analysis of vitamin C under different sun and shade drying conditions. The findings are complemented by an analysis of the underlying supply chain. Fruit sale prices were low for the collectors (1.82 US$ kg−1) since mostly poor households are involved in the harvest and sale. Traditional sun drying and storage conditions were inappropriate resulting in a decrease of chemical fruit quality and thus negatively affecting the sales price of produce. Supply chain analyses showed that the non-coordination among actors and lack of infrastructure affect the efficiency of the targeted sea buckthorn production at large. The study also shows the urgent need to set appropriate food quality standards, to increase communication among stakeholders, and to intensify training offers especially for collectors of sea buckthorn fruits. open access Nawaz, Muhammad Arslan Khan, Asif Ali Khalid, Usman Buerkert, Andreas Wiehle, Martin doi:10.3390/su11205840 publishedVersion ISSN 2071-1050 Issue 20 Sustainability 5840 Volume 11
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