Temperature
Relative humidity control
Shelf life
Sustainability
Poverty.
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This research supports the UN’s 2030 Agenda and its goals
of ending poverty and hunger. Fruit and vegetable (FandV)
lose their freshness and weight when stored at unsuitable
temperatures and relative humidity. This study was
conducted in Baghdad governorate, located at latitude
33.3128057 and longitude 44.3614875, in the Karrada
region from February 27 to April 17, 2024. It compared the
effectiveness of different storage technologies, including
evaporative cooling, various air velocities, and diverse
packaging methods, against sustainable and nonpackaging
approaches. The study employed an air cooler with a
volume of 2000 ft3/s and insulated packaging. Temperature
and relative humidity were recorded in the storage
environment
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