Postharvest extension and capacity building for the developing world

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Content: Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Foreword Preface Editors Contributors SECTION I: FLW ASSESSMENT METHODS Chapter 1: Current Status of Food Loss Assessment Measurements and Methodologies Chapter 2: Capacity Building in Postharvest Loss Assessment, Postharvest Training, and Innovations for Reducing Losses: Challenges and Opportunities in the Caribbean Chapter 3: Commodity Systems Assessment Methodology: History and Current Improvements SECTION II: CAPACITY BUILDING Chapter 4: Postharvest Education, Training and Capacity Building for Reducing Losses in Plant-Based Food Crops: A Critical Review (2010-2017)Chapter 5: Enhancing Postharvest Capacity in National Extension Systems and Advisory Services Chapter 6: World Food Preservation Center® LLC Chapter 7: Reducing Postharvest Loss and Waste in Fruits and Vegetables: Amity's Initiatives Chapter 8: Training Women on Reducing Postharvest Losses of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in Egypt Chapter 9: Investing in Postharvest and Food Processing Training, Equipment, and Value Addition for Reducing Food Losses in TanzaniaSECTION III: TRAININGS Chapter 10: Global Postharvest E-Learning Programs via the Postharvest Education Foundation Chapter 11: Creation of Postharvest and Food Processing Videos for Extension of Postharvest Technologies Chapter 12: Scientific Animation Without Borders (SAWBO): Addressing Educational Gaps around Value Chains Pertaining to Postharvest Losses Chapter 13: Development, Demonstration, and Utility of Stored Grain Saving Technologies: A Case Study in IndiaSECTION IV: POSTHARVEST EXTENSION MODELS Chapter 14: ADMI Village: Research in Action Chapter 15: Lessons Learned from a Postharvest Training and Services Center in Arusha, Tanzania Chapter 16: Farmer Advisory Services in Tajikistan (FAST): Agriculture Extension Program to Prevent Postharvest Losses and Improve Nutrition Chapter 17: Punjab Horticultural Postharvest Technology Centre: Building and Strengthening Linkages between Postharvest Professionals and the Emerging Horticulture Sector in IndiaChapter 18: Monitoring and Evaluation Practices for Improving Postharvest Extension Projects Chapter 19: Summary and Conclusions Index