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Module 1: Structure

Module 1.1: Basics of Postharvest

References: Module 1.1

Module 1.2: The challenges faced

References: Module 1.2

Module 1.3: The Crucial Role of Postharvest Technologies in Reducing Food Losses

References: Module 1.3

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Extra Reading: Advances in Crop Science and Technology

Extra Reading: Postharvest Handling of Horticultural Products: Keeping Principles in Perspective

Extra Reading: Current Status and Future Challenges for the Postharvest Sector in Developing Countries

Extra Reading: Handling, Cooling and Sanitation Techniques for Maintaining Postharvest Quality

Extra Reading: Introduction to Post-harvest Technologies of Fruits and Vegetables

Extra Reading: Post-Harvest Handling and Storage of Fruits & Vegetables

Extra Reading: Protecting Perishable Foods

Extra Reading: Training Manual on Postharvest Handling and Marketing of Horticultural Commodities

Module 2: Structure

Module 2.1: At the Farm Level

References: Module 2.1

Module 2.2: At the Packing Level

References: Module 2.2

Module 2.3: At the Storage Level

References: Module 2.3

Module 2.4: Transport and Market

References: Module 2.4

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Extra Reading: The Cost of Inadequate Postharvest Management of Pulse Grain: Farmer Losses Due to Handling and Storage Practices in Uganda

Extra Reading: Protecting Perishable Foods During Transport by Truck

Extra Reading: Postharvest Best Practices - The Fruit and Vegetable Cold Chain Process: From Beginning to End

Extra Reading: Postharvest Management of Fruits and Vegetables Storage

Extra Reading: Post Harvest Handling - Processing, Storage, & Distribution

Extra Reading: Exploration of Logistics and Quality Control Activities in View of Context Characteristics and Postharvest Losses in Fresh Produce Chains: A Case Study For Tomatoes

Extra Reading: Effect of Pre-Harvest and Post-Harvest Conditions and Treatments on Plum Fruit Quality

Extra Reading: 100 Under $100: Tools for Reducing Postharvest Losses

Extra Reading: Storing Fresh Fruits and Vegetables for Better Taste

Module 3: Structure

Module 3.1: Case Studies

References: Module 3.1

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Extra Reading: Post-Harvest Food Losses Estimation - Development of Consistent Methodology

Extra Reading: Food Loss and Waste in Palestine

Extra Reading: Postharvest Loss Challenges

Extra Reading: Food Loss Analysis for Grapes Value Chains in Egypt

Extra Reading: Food Loss Analysis for Tomato Value Chains in Egypt

Extra Reading: The Impact of Postharvest Research

Extra Reading: Extent, Causes and Reduction Strategies of Postharvest Losses of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Extra Reading: Post-Harvest Losses in Rural-Urban Value Chains: Evidence from Ethiopia

Extra Reading: Appropriate Technology Cold Store Construction and Review of Post-harvest Transport and Handling Practices for Export of Fresh Produce from Rwanda

Extra Reading: A Review of Global Postharvest Loss Assessments in Plant-Based Food Crops: Recent Findings and Measurement Gaps

Extra Reading: Postharvest Loss Challenges

Extra Reading: Postharvest Losses and Waste

Extra Reading: Fruit and Vegetables - Opportunities and Challenges for Small-scale Sustainable Farming

Module 4: Structure

Module 4.1: Controlling Cooling and Relative Humidity

References: Module 4.1

Module 4.2: Drying, ICT, Quality and Others

References: Module 4.2

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Extra Reading: Post-Harvest Practices and Technology Adoption in Developing Countries

Extra Reading: Postharvest Technologies for Developing Countries

Extra Reading: Measurement of Fruit Firmness

Extra Reading: Walk-In Cold Rooms, A Practitioner’s Technical Guide - Overview

Extra Reading: Innovations for Agricultural Value Chains in Africa: Applying Science and Technology to Enhance Cassava, Dairy, and Maize Value Chains

Extra Reading: Adoption and Impacts of Improved Post‑Harvest Technologies on Food Security and Welfare of Maize‑Farming Households in Tanzania: A Comparative Assessment

Extra Reading: Walk-In Cold Rooms, a Practitioner’s Technical Guide

Extra Reading: The Use of Innovative Technologies and Improved Vocational Training for the Production and Marketing of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Extra Reading: Road Transportation and Food Production

Extra Reading: Emerging Postharvest Technologies to Enhance the Shelf-Life of Fruit and Vegetables

Extra Reading: Curing and Storage of Tropical Roots, Tubers and Corms to Reduce Postharvest Losses

Extra Reading: Pre-Cooling Systems for Small-Scale Producers

Extra Reading: Innovative Small-scale Postharvest Technologies for Reducing losses in Horticultural Crops

Extra Reading: Small-Scale Postharvest Handling Practices: A Manual for Horticultural Crops

Extra Reading: Use of Cold Chains for Reducing Food Losses in Developing Countries

Extra Reading: Refractometer Calibration, Use and Maintenance

Extra Reading: The Clay Pot Cooler – An Appropriate Cooling Technology

Extra Reading: On-Farm Storage Technology Can Save Energy and Raise Farm Income

Module 5: Structure

Module 5.1: Policy and Socioeconomic Considerations

References: Module 5.1

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Extra Reading: Factors Explaining Post Harvest Practices Adoption Among Fruit Farmers in Johor

Extra Reading: The Effects of Storage Technology and Training on Post-Harvest Losses

Extra Reading: Food Loss Reduction for the Region of Sub-Saharan Africa: Training for Food Loss Academics, Experts and Scholars

Extra Reading: Methodological Proposal for Monitoring SDG Target 12.3. The Global Food Loss Index Design, Data Collection Methods and Challenges

Extra Reading: Addressing Marketing and Processing Constraints that Inhibit Agrifood Exports

Extra Reading: Food Losses and Waste in Latin America and the Caribbean

Extra Reading: Investing in Food Loss and Waste

Extra Reading: Post-Harvest Practices for Empowering Women in Small-Scale Fisheries in Africa

Extra Reading: Guidelines for Action on Food Loss and Waste Reduction in the Near East and North Africa

Extra Reading: Guidelines for Action on Food Loss and Waste Reduction in the Near East and North Africa

Extra Reading: Reducing Food Loss and Waste in the Near East and North Africa

Extra Reading: Logistics Systems Need to Scale Up Reduction of Produce Losses in the Latin America and Caribbean Region

Extra Reading: How Can the Poor Benefit from the Growing Markets for High Value Agricultural Products?

Extra Reading: Ghana Private-Public Partnership Food Industry Development Program

Extra Reading: Global Food Losses and Food Waste

Extra Reading: Post Harvest Loss Assessment: A Study to Formulate Policy for Loss Reduction of Fruits and Vegetables and Socioeconomic Uplift of the Stakeholders

Extra Reading: Access to Markets: Making Value Chains Work for Poor Rural People

Extra Reading: The Food Loss Reduction Advantage: Building Sustainable Food Systems

Extra Reading: IFPRI: Global Food Policy Report 2013

Extra Reading: Promoting Food Security and Safety via Cold Chains

Extra Reading: How to Reduce Postharvest Crop Losses in the Agricultural Supply Chain

Extra Reading: Vegetable Market Intermediaries in Pakistan

Extra Reading: Fruit Market Opportunity

Extra Reading: Exotic and Indigenous Vegetable Value Chain Analysis for Select Countries in East and Southern Africa

Extra Reading: Postharvest Technology for Developing Countries: Challenges and Opportunities in Research, Outreach and Advocacy

Extra Reading: Reducing On-Farm Food Losses in the OIC Member Countries

Extra Reading: Identification of Appropriate Postharvest Technologies for Small Scale Horticultural Farmers and Marketers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

Extra Reading: Postharvest E-learning Manual

Extra Reading: Commodity Systems Assessment Methodology for Value Chain Problem and Project Identification

Extra Reading: Training Manual on Postharvest Research and Technology Development for Tomato and Chili

Extra Reading: Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Halving Food Loss and Waste Along the Food Supply Chain

Extra Reading: Determinants of Postharvest Losses Along Smallholder Producers Maize and Sweet Potato Value Chains: An Ordered Probit Analysis

Extra Reading: Post Harvest: Food Losses – The Neglected Dimension in Increasing the World Food Supply

Extra Reading: Postharvest Handling Systems for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in Sub-Saharan Africa and Potential Enhancement by the Aid for Trade Initiative

Extra Reading: Horticultural Producers and Supermarket Development in Indonesia

Extra Reading: Food Quality and Safety Standard

Extra Reading: Postharvest Handling

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