ABSTRACT
It is estimated that around 1.3 billion tons per year of food produced for human consumption, which is about one-third of all food produced, is either lost or wasted globally. Reduction of the postharvest losses is being considered as one of the sustainable ways to ensure world food security.
Postharvest Extension and Capacity Building for the Developing World provides information on postharvest extension/outreach programs, capacity building, and practical methodologies for postharvest extension professionals and food science teachers, food processing trainers, and outreach specialists who work in the field.
The book provides information on training of postharvest trainers, food loss assessment methods, capacity building in universities and agro-industry, distance education methods, models for cost effective postharvest/food processing extension work, success stories, and lessons learned from past projects and programs.
The book is divided into four sections. Section I explains postharvest loss assessments methods, Section II is on capacity building, and Sections III and IV focus on training and postharvest extension models. Food loss assessment methodologies are highlighted from several high-profile institutions and it is envisioned that researchers and postharvest extension personnel will benefit from the development and field testing of a hybrid methodology, incorporating the strengths and utilizing the best practices from each of the methodologies in current use. Chapters cover postharvest extension work and capacity building in a wide range of regions.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section Section I|25 pages
FLW Assessment Methods
chapter 2|10 pages
Capacity Building in Postharvest Loss Assessment, Postharvest Training, and Innovations for Reducing Losses
section Section II|59 pages
Capacity Building
chapter 4|12 pages
Postharvest Education, Training and Capacity Building for Reducing Losses in Plant-Based Food Crops
section Section III|50 pages
Trainings
chapter 12|12 pages
Scientific Animation Without Borders (SAWBO)
chapter 13|16 pages
Development, Demonstration, and Utility of Stored Grain Saving Technologies
section Section IV|69 pages
Postharvest Extension Models