Postharvest Extension and Capacity Building for the Developing World / edited by Majeed Mohammed and Vijay Yadav Tokala.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents -- SEC I FLW ASSESSMENTS METHODS -- 1 Current status of food loss assessment measurements and methodologies -- Lisa Kitinoja -- 2 Capacity building in postharvest loss assessment, postharvest training and innovations for reducing losses: Challenges and opportunities in the Caribbean -- Majeed Mohammed and Lisa Kitinoja -- 3 Commodity Systems Assessment Methodology (CSAM): History and current status -- Karol Alpizar Ugalde -- SEC II CAPACITY BUILDING -- 4 Postharvest education, training and capacity building (2010-2017): A critical review -- Lisa Kitinoja and Vijay Yadav Tokala -- 5 Enhancing postharvest capacity in national extension systems and advisory services -- Lisa Kitinoja and Jorge M. Fonseca -- 6 The World Food Preservation Center LLC -- Charles L. Wilson -- 7 Reducing postharvest loss and waste in fruits and vegetables: Amitys Initiatives -- Sunil Saran and Neeru Dubey -- 8 Training women on reducing postharvest losses of fresh fruits and vegetables in Egypt -- Saneya Mohamed Ali El Neshawy -- 9 Investing in postharvest and food processing training, equipment and value addition for reducing food losses in Tanzania -- Bertha Mjawa -- SEC III TRAININGS -- 10 Global Postharvest E-learning Programs via The Postharvest Education Foundation -- Deirdre Holcroft and Devon Zagory -- 11 Creation of postharvest and food processing videos for extension of postharvest technologies -- Diane M. Barrett -- 12 Scientific Animation Without Borders: Addressing Educational Gaps in Postharvest Loss -- Julia Bello-Bravo, Anne Namatsi Lutomia, and Barry R. Pittendrigh -- 13 Development, Demonstration and Utility of Stored Grain Saving Technologies: A case study in India -- S. Mohan -- SEC IV POSTHARVEST EXTENSION MODELS -- 14 ADMI Village: The research in action -- Alex Winter-Nelson, Mindy Spencer, Sarah Schwartz and Ashley Nagele -- 15 Lessons Learned from a Postharvest Training and Services Center in Arusha, Tanzania. -- Ngoni Nenguwo, Roseline Marealle, and Radegunda Kessy -- 16 Farmer Advisory Services in Tajikistan (FAST): Agriculture Extension Program to Prevent Postharvest Losses and Improve Nutrition -- Lola Gaparova and Andrea B. Bohn -- 17 Punjab Horticultural Postharvest Technology Centre: Building and strengthening linkages between postharvest professionals and emerging horticulture sector in India -- B.V.C. Mahajan -- 18 Monitoring and Evaluation practices for improving postharvest extension projects -- Lisa Kitinoja and Devon Zagory -- 19 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. 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.

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