ABSTRACT
Food loss assessments provide concrete evidence on sources of food losses, exact point and amount of losses along the food supply chain, and assist in deciding suitable changes in handling practices or postharvest technologies that could reduce existing losses. Dr. Lisa Kitinoja described several new food loss assessment methods. Dr Saneya Neshawy provided useful insights into the challenges related to policy-making in the postharvest technology of fresh fruits and vegetables in Egypt. The impact of poor PH practices, resulting in limited success in meeting international quality standards, was emphasized. Consequences of a broken supply/cold chains culminated in low-quality produce that was unsuitable for export and local marketing. Audiovisual media are some of the fastest and most effective ways of conveying a new practice or technology, and are understandable to the majority of the population, regardless of language spoken or geographic location of the observer.
