2007 Annual Report 1a.Objectives (from AD-416) Expand and diversify Hawaii agricultural products and exports by developing new processes, uses, value-added bio-based products, and marketing technologies by providing farmers and other members of the agricultural community with new postharvest methods to increase product value, to reduce postharvest to market losses, improve product marketability, and decrease processing, handling, storage, shipping, or marketing costs. 1b.Approach (from AD-416) Identify and characterize the nutritional components of sugar cane bagasse, macadamia nut hulls, and other bio-mass waste from Hawaii's sugar, macadamia nut, pineapple, and tropical tree fruit industries. Develop processing technologies to turn bio-mass waste into new products, and develop marketing strategies for local and export markets. Identify factors that reduce the value and marketability of tropical ornamentals and vegetables. Develop postharvest processes for adding value, improving marketability, and decreasing processing, handling, storage, shipping, or marketing costs. Documents SCA with University of Hawaii, Hilo. Formerly 5320-43000-014-01S (4/2007). 3.Progress Report Subordinate project 5320-43000-014-18S replaces project 5320-43000-014-01S (terminated on 05/28/07), a specific cooperative agreement between the USDA-ARS, U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center and the University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Tropical Agriculture. Additional details of research can be found in the report for the parent CRIS 5320-43000-014-00D, Postharvest Treatment of Tropical Commodities for Quarantine Security, Quality Maintenance, and Value Enhancement. A signed agreement is pending. ADODR monitors progress through direct contact with Dean, College of Tropical Agriculture, University of Hawaii at Hilo in the execution of, and any modifications to, the Subordinate Project.