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. Postha...

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Weitere Verfasser:	Mohammed, Majeed (HerausgeberIn), Tokala, Vijay Yadav (HerausgeberIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Boca Raton, FL CRC Press 2018
Ausgabe:	First edition
Schriftenreihe:	World Food Preservation Center Book Series World Food Preservation Center Book Series
Schlagworte:	TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Food Science Agro-processing Extension agricultural-entrepreneurship food loss assessment Postharvest E-learning Programs smallholder producers of horticultural crops UN-FAO. Crops / Postharvest technology / Developing countries Crops / Postharvest technology
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Zusammenfassung:	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
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (226 pages) 73 illustrations, text file, PDF.
ISBN:	9781315115771