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Europatat, European Potato Trade Association, yakaratidza kushushikana pamusoro pechikumbiro cheEuropean Commission chekurambidza kurongedza kwemiriwo pasi pe1.5kg. Chikumbiro ichi chine chinangwa chekudzikisa marara epurasitiki, asi Europatat inopokana kuti kurongedza kunoita basa rakakosha mukuchengetedza miriwo midiki panguva yekufambisa nekuchengetedza. Maererano neongororo yakaitwa neYunivhesiti yeFlorida, kurongedza kunogona kuderedza marara echikafu nekusvika 80%. Naizvozvo, zvakakosha kufunga nezvezvakanakira kurongedza usati waita kurambidzwa.
Ongororo yakaitwa neYunivhesiti yeFlorida yakawana kuti kurongedza kunogona kuderedza zvakanyanya marara echikafu nekuchengetedza zvigadzirwa kubva mukukuvadzwa kwemuviri, shanduko yekushisa, uye kurasikirwa nehunyoro. Izvi zvinonyanya kukosha kune miriwo miduku, yakadai se cherry tomate uye makaroti emwana, ayo anonyanya kukanganisa kukuvadza panguva yekutakura uye kuchengetedza. Packaging inobatsirawo kuwedzera hupenyu hwesherufu yezvigadzirwa, kuderedza kudiwa kwekugara uchidzoreredza uye pakupedzisira kuderedza marara echikafu.
Nepo kurudziro yeEuropean Commission ine chinangwa chekudzikisa tsvina yepurasitiki, zvakakosha kufunga nezvekukanganisa kwezvakatipoteredza kwemarara ekudya. Maererano ne chikafu uye Agriculture Organisation yeUnited Nations, chikamu chimwe muzvitatu chezvese chikafu chinogadzirwa munyika chinorasika kana kupera. Izvi hazvingobatsiri chete mukubuda kwegasi regreenhouse asiwo zvinoparadza zviwanikwa zvakakosha zvakaita semvura nenyika.
Nepo kuderedza marara epurasitiki kwakakosha, zvakakosha zvakaenzana kufunga mabhenefiti ekurongedza kwemiriwo midiki. Packaging inoita basa rakakosha mukuchengetedza zvirimwa panguva yekufambisa nekuchengetedza, kuderedza marara echikafu, uye pakupedzisira kuderedza kukanganiswa kwezvakatipoteredza kwezvakaraswa zviwanikwa. Naizvozvo, zvakakosha kuwana chiyero pakati pekudzikisa tsvina yepurasitiki uye kuve nechokwadi chemhando uye kuchengetedzeka kwechikafu chedu.