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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.

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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.
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Autorenporträt
Majeed Mohammed is a Professor of Postharvest Physiology at the University of the West Indies (UWI), where he has taught for the past 30 years. After completion of his BSc in Agriculture from the UWI in 1977, he obtained his MSc and PhD in Postharvest Physiology at the University of Guelph (1984) and UWI (1992). He is currently a Board Director with the Postharvest Education Foundation as well as a member of the United Nations/Food and Agriculture Organization Panel of Experts from Latin America and the Caribbean on the Prevention and Reduction of Food Losses and Waste. Vijay Yadav Tokala is serving on the board of directors for the Postharvest Education Foundation, AQ 1 a non-profit organization committed to reducing global postharvest losses and food waste by organizing and managing postharvest e-learning programs and training activities for the participants from more than 25 different nations. He has worked as Horticulture Officer in the government of Andhra Pradesh (India) with the roles of field consultant and extension officer, with the main job objective of enhancing quality horticulture production and encouraging farmers towards safe postharvest handling and processing in both rural and urban areas. He is pursuing a PhD in postharvest horticulture at Curtin University, Western Australia, and studying the effect of novel ethylene antagonists to increase the storage life of fruits in different storage environments. He won the prestigious International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS)-2016 and Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) to pursue a PhD. His undergraduate studies specialized in horticulture and he was a college topper at Dr. Y. S. R. Horticultural University, India. His postgraduate research focused on fruit and vegetable processing and he was awarded a University Gold Medal for being a topper at S. K. Rajasthan Agricultural University, India.