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| Disaster Relief/Humanitarian Aid |
| Financial, political, and logistical issues often result in humanitarian aid commodities being stored for extended periods of time in the donor and/or recipient country. Knowledge gained through long-term storage research can minimize losses and increase quality. |
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| Photo courtesy of the Deseret News |
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| Military Rations |
| Napoleon said, "An army marches on its stomach!" He offered a substantial prize to whoever could develop a reliable method of food preservation to keep his army fed. Modern-day military relies heavily on foods that can be kept for extended periods of time, often under extreme conditions. |
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| Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center |
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| Space Missions |
| Space! The final--and distant--frontier! NASA and other collaborating research institutions are currently working on products with a three- to five-year shelf life, which will be required for a potential mission to Mars. |
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| Photo courtesy of NASA |
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| Self Reliance/Personal Preparedness |
| "As we have been continuously counseled for more than 60 years, let us have some food set aside that would sustain us for a time in case of need. But let us not panic nor go to extremes. Let us be prudent in every respect." (Source: President Gordon B. Hinckley, Ensign, Nov. 2001, 73) |
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| Photo courtesy of LDS.org |
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