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Food security post harvest in Asia: surplus fruit harvest and storage for times of glut and shortage

Your Country Dumps Fruit in June and Imports Food in December: A Food Security Post Harvest Policy Brief for Asian Agriculture Ministries (Before the Next Glut Rots on the Roadside)

Eastern and South-Eastern Asia loses about 14% of its food after harvest and before it reaches shops, and the world loses about a quarter of its fruit and vegetables. This policy brief shows Asian agriculture ministries how real gluts and shortages from Malaysia to the Philippines happen, and the storage layer that breaks the cycle.

Stephen Loke

21 min read

Tired farmer beside spoiled durians and mangosteens on the left, and a smiling farmer beside neat stackable bins of fresh fruit on the right at sunset

Controlled Atmosphere Storage Without a Big Cold Room: The Plain-English Guide That Lets a Small Farm Sell When the Price Is Right, Not When the Fruit Gives Up

You don't need a giant controlled atmosphere room to hold your harvest. Here's how CA storage works in plain English, what it costs, what the research shows, and how sealed Janny MT modules let a small farm sell after the glut, not during it.

Stephen Loke

15 min read

Post-harvest distributor in Asia standing beside stacked produce crates of durians and mangosteens in front of refrigerated containers and a truck at golden hour

Post-Harvest Distributor in Asia? Stop Selling the Same Products as the Shop Next Door. Add the Module That Buys Your Customers Time

Selling the same fertiliser and crates as everyone else? Post-harvest modules let distributors in Asia sell growers something rarer: time. Real loss data, Stephen's durian and mangosteen tests, and a 5-step plan to add Janny MT modules to your range.

Stephen Loke

14 min read

Illustration of a farmer with a pile of spoiled fruit on one side, and the same farmer smiling beside fruit kept fresh in Janny MT storage modules in a cold room

Your Harvest Has an Expiry Date. Here's How to Push It Back: The Full Janny MT Storage List

Janny MT publishes storage times for 52 crops, from 11 days for raspberries to 10 months for apples. Here's the full list and what it means for farmers, exporters and distributors.

Stephen Loke

14 min read