This book discusses Agricultural Postharvest Technology: Innovation, Quality, and Food Security. It covers the basic concepts of postharvest technology, postharvest handling of agricultural products, postharvest storage technology, postharvest processing technology, postharvest food quality and safety control, modern postharvest innovation and technology, agricultural postharvest management and economics, and the challenges and prospects of postharvest technology.

Postharvest technology is defined as all activities from harvesting to the time the product is ready for consumption or marketing. The scope of postharvest technology refers to the application of scientific and technological methods to manage and preserve food commodities after harvest. This field encompasses a wide range of activities aimed at maintaining quality, extending shelf life, and minimizing losses of agricultural products. These activities include pre-cooling and storage, grading and sorting, processing and preservation, packaging, and transportation.