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Saving Techniques of Agricultural Products

Packaging of various types of agricultural products is done with different purposes, so that the packaging materials, packaging design and a wide range of issues related to packaging made with certain criteria. If you notice tomatoes, then can you know there are at least two types of packaging, the packaging typically used to harvest baskets or sacks, while the packaging used for transportation of wooden boxes.

When we look further, tomatoes are also sold in smaller packs by using a small tray of Styrofoam covered with plastic. Have you observed any other products? Packaging process agricultural produce, in principle, be done in a certain way according expected goals, but should also pay attention to aspects of effectiveness and efficiency. The principles and techniques of packaging must be taken to ensure that the material is packaged to benefit optimally from the packaging provided.

Packaging materials agricultural and fishery products is closely related to the transportation and storage of such materials. Material storage techniques agricultural and fishery products must pay attention to the characteristics of the material being deposited and the expected goals. Storage activities in addition influenced by the type of packaging is also strongly influenced by environmental factors, and various other factors.
Knowledge of packaging and storage can be learned through various references.

But do not forget to practice it so that your understanding deepens. You can enrich the material practices presented in this book with the basic theory you learn to strengthen your knowledge and skills do the packaging.

Objectives, Principles and Techniques Packing and Storing Materials
Packaging materials of agricultural products are closely related with the expected goals or desired. Besides packaging is also closely connected with the time or conditions of agricultural produce to be packaged.

Some goals packaging of agricultural produce among others, to protect agricultural produce from damage, while the materials handling agricultural products, simplify the marketing process. The functions of a packaging initially only aimed untukmelindungi goods or facilitate the transport of goods. More oriented packaging is used to protect goods against the effects of weather or other natural processes that can damage goods and as a container that is easy to carry luggage during the trip.

However, when this happens the development of the function and purpose of packaging, including aiming to add the values ​​of the functional. The role of packaging in marketing is one of the main force in the market competition (Anonymous, 2009). Apart from the functions, the types kemasanjuga progressing, ie from packaging materials made of leather, cloth, wood, stone, ceramics and glass to form and packaging models are extremely diverse.

This happens because the packaging is perceived to have a very important role in marketing. Packaging is made to be able to attract attention and can describe the privileges of a product. Activity packing materials of agricultural and fisheries need to consider several factors, whether the material to be packed, packing materials and packing purposes. The material to be packaged is necessary to understand its characteristics in advance in order to determine the packaging process is able to achieve the desired goal.

For example, when we will pack the fish will definitely be different from the packing tomatoes. Therefore, it must be stressed again that the characteristics of the material or a commodity to be packaged should be well understood. Knowledge indispensable ingredient in understanding the packaging.