Sentences with phrase «postharvest handling practices»
has been involved as a private consultant in international horticultural development work since the 1980s, and has been specialising in postharvest technology, food loss reduction and the extension of information on small - scale postharvest handling practices since 1992 as Principal Consultant of the firm Extension Systems International.
http://www.postharvest.org/
His research focus is postharvest handling practices of high value horticultural crops along the value chains in Fiji, under the guidance of Professor Steven Underhill, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia.
General lack of education on appropriate postharvest handling practices and technologies, leading to rough handling, mechanical damage, improperly handled mixed loads, and food safety concerns.
Reducing Food Losses from Farm to Market, October 2014: An introduction to small - scale appropriate postharvest handling practices, with illustrations and resources for you to use in your own training programs.
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During 2011 - 12 we trained 36 young professionals from 7 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa using an e-learning program developed and provided by PEF — these postharvest specialists trained more than 13,000 Africa farmers, traders, processors and marketers during 2012 - 13 in a wide range of improved postharvest handling and appropriate food processing / food safety practices.
A location with permanent demonstrations for observing small - scale practices, where local private companies can explain and demonstrate their goods and services related to postharvest handling.
A postharvest innovation is a handling or storage practice or a method or tool that can be used to reduce food losses or food waste.