By Kara Brockamp, University of Illinois freshman, studying agricultural and biological engineering Seven University of Illinois students were sponsored to attend the First International Congress on Postharvest Loss Prevention in Rome, Italy. They have written about their experiences for the #PreventPHL blog campaign. For more from Congress attendees, visit this link. For more from our PHL Scholars, look […]
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By Sarem Ugoh, Postgraduate research student, School of Geography, The University of Nottingham, UK This post is part of the ADM Institute’s #PreventPHL blog campaign, following up on the First International Congress on Postharvest Loss Prevention. To read more posts in the series, click here. Pasta. Gelato. Admirable architecture. These defined my visit to Rome – well […]
Postharvest losses can be reduced from all supply chain stages
By Lola Gaparova, Senior Participatory Extension Workshop Facilitator, USAID Farmer Advisory Services, Tajikistan This post is part of the ADM Institute’s #PreventPHL blog campaign, following up on the First International Congress on Postharvest Loss Prevention. To read more posts in the series, click here. The First International Congress was a very successful, first-of-its kind, high-level forum […]
Bags2Bulk training course in Zambia
By Daudi Mungule Chikoye, Zambian Centre for Long Life Learning Ltd. This post is part of the ADM Institute’s #PreventPHL blog campaign, following up on the First International Congress on Postharvest Loss Prevention. To read more posts in the series, click here. Stored grain losses in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region excluding South Africa range […]
PHL Scholar Report: Gelato and postharvest loss
By Alyssa Volland, University of Illinois junior, majoring in animal science Seven University of Illinois students were sponsored to attend the First International Congress on Postharvest Loss Prevention in Rome, Italy. They have written about their experiences for the #PreventPHL blog campaign. This is the first in a series of posts. For more from Congress […]
PHL Scholar Report: Eyes open to a global problem
By Matthew Niewiara, University of Illinois sophomore, studying agricultural and biological engineering Seven University of Illinois students were sponsored to attend the First International Congress on Postharvest Loss Prevention in Rome, Italy. They have written about their experiences for the #PreventPHL blog campaign. This is the first in a series of posts. For more from […]
Working to save apricots in Tajikistan
By Umeda Nabieva, ISD Consulting, Tajikistan This post is part of the ADM Institute’s #PreventPHL blog campaign, following up on the First International Congress on Postharvest Loss Prevention. To read more posts in the series, click here. My parents told me during my childhood that I should not waste food. If we throw away any food, […]
Postharvest issues in Mauritius: farming community supported by research and extension center
By Roop Soodha Munbodh, research scientist at the Food and Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (FAREI), Mauritius This post is part of the ADM Institute’s #PreventPHL blog campaign, following up on the First International Congress on Postharvest Loss Prevention. To read more posts in the series, click here. Postharvest losses of vegetables and fruits have been estimated […]
Delivering moisture testing to growers: calibrating practices to match science
By William Lanier, NeverIdle Farms Consulting, Ghana This post is part of the ADM Institute’s #PreventPHL blog campaign, following up on the First International Congress on Postharvest Loss Prevention. To read more posts in the series, click here. The 2015 PHL Congress needed only 3 days in Rome to bullet “Deliver moisture testing to growers.” Soon […]
Postharvest technology dissemination activities in northern Tanzania
By Odette Ngulu, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives, Tanzania This post is part of the ADM Institute’s #PreventPHL blog campaign, following up on the First International Congress on Postharvest Loss Prevention. To read more posts in the series, click here. The Northern Zone Agricultural Research for Development Institute (NZARDI) in Arusha, is a non-profit […]