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TECHNICAL AND MARKET FEASIBILITY OF USING LYOPHILIZATION TO IMPROVE LOCAL FRUIT AND VEGETABLE MARKET SALES.

Objective

Our primary objective is to develop a sustainable and economically viable freeze dried healthy food industry to better serve the needs of the Borderplex Region food system. This Phase I project will prove feasibility of an innovative business model to build a sustainable supply chain using lyophilization of local fruits and vegetables to improve food access in the BorderPlex food system, while improving the profitability of small-to-medium size farms by introduction of a specialty value-added food process.

Investigators
Ryan, R.
Institution
Backyard Farms, LLC
Start date
2021
End date
2022
Project number
NM.W-2021-00909
Accession number
1025868