Use of a high-temperature, forced-air quarantine (Non-chemical) treatment for fiji export commodities

摘要

Exports from Fiji were greatly affected when the fumigant ethylene dibromide was lost as a quarantine treatment. However, the use of a high-temperature, forced-air (HTFA) treatment, introduced to Fiji through the Nature's Way Cooperative (Fiji) Limited, has allowed not only re-establishment but also expansion of the export market for papaya, eggplant and breadfruit. The market potential for these commodities in New Zealand, Australia and Canada is discussed.