What is Postharvest Biocontrol & Food Preservation?

Once a farmer has spent effort, time and money growing and harvesting a crop, this crop will need to be stored for sometimes long periods.  These crops are perishable and the pests and diseases that affect the crop in the field continue while in storage.  To protect our food supply, MustGrow is testing its technology on postharvest biocontrol & food preservation.  Stages of develop are mostly in the discovery phase except for treatment of disease and sprouting on stored potatoes, which would be in the later phase of R&D.  

Currently, there are four target areas:

• Stored Potatoes – sprout inhibitor and disease control (see below);
• Stored Grains – control of mycotoxins; 
• Shipping Containers – disease and pest control;
• Human & Animal Health – antibiotic gut health, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory; and
• Food Borne Pathogens – E.coli, salmonella, listeria.