Postharvest Extension And Capacity Building For The Developing World (world Food Preservation Center Book Series)

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 ContentsSEC I FLW ASSESSMENTS METHODS1 Current status of food loss assessment measurements and methodologiesLisa Kitinoja2 Capacity building in postharvest loss assessment, postharvest training and innovations for reducing losses: Challenges and opportunities in the CaribbeanMajeed Mohammed and Lisa Kitinoja3 Commodity Systems Assessment Methodology (CSAM): History and current statusKarol Alpizar UgaldeSEC II CAPACITY BUILDING4 Postharvest education, training and capacity building (2010-2017): A critical reviewLisa Kitinoja and Vijay Yadav Tokala5 Enhancing postharvest capacity in national extension systems and advisory servicesLisa Kitinoja and Jorge M. Fonseca6 The World Food Preservation Center LLCCharles L. Wilson7 Reducing postharvest loss and waste in fruits and vegetables: Amity's InitiativesSunil Saran and Neeru Dubey 8 Training women on reducing postharvest losses of fresh fruits and vegetables in EgyptSaneya Mohamed Ali El Neshawy9 Investing in postharvest and food processing training, equipment and value addition for reducing food losses in TanzaniaBertha MjawaSEC III TRAININGS10 Global Postharvest E-learning Programs via The Postharvest Education FoundationDeirdre Holcroft and Devon Zagory11 Creation of postharvest and food processing videos for extension of postharvest technologiesDiane M. Barrett12 Scientific Animation Without Borders: Addressing Educational Gaps in Postharvest LossJulia Bello-Bravo, Anne Namatsi Lutomia, and Barry R. Pittendrigh13 Development, Demonstration and Utility of Stored Grain Saving Technologies: A case study in IndiaS. MohanSEC IV POSTHARVEST EXTENSION MODELS14 ADMI Village: The research in actionAlex Winter-Nelson, Mindy Spencer, Sarah Schwartz and Ashley Nagele15 Lessons Learned from a Postharvest Training and Services Center in Arusha, Tanzania.Ngoni Nenguwo, Roseline Marealle, and Radegunda Kessy16 Farmer Advisory Services in Tajikistan (FAST): Agriculture Extension Program to Prevent Postharvest Losses and Improve NutritionLola Gaparova and Andrea B. Bohn17 Punjab Horticultural Postharvest Technology Centre: Building and strengthening linkages between postharvest professionals and emerging horticulture sector in IndiaB.V.C. Mahajan18 Monitoring and Evaluation practices for improving postharvest extension projectsLisa Kitinoja and Devon Zagory19 Summary and Conclusions Majeed Mohammed and Vijay T. Yadav "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. This 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." --Back cover This book provides information on postharvest extension/outreach programs, capacity building and practical methodologies for postharvest extension professionals and food science teachers, food process trainers and outreach specialists working in the field. Chapters will cover postharvest extension work and capacity building in a range of regions.