The Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection will conduct a virtual short course on Postharvest Food Loss and Waste Reduction: Towards Sustainable Food Systems. The course will cover topics such as Food losses & Waste – Extent, Causes, Impact, Measurement/Tools, Interventions (Technologies, Innovations, Practices, Policies, Strategies, Capacity Building and more)
Dates and Course Delivery Mode Theory Sessions (13 Modules): Virtual (3rd & 4th May 2021) Virtual Practical Sessions: For online participants (5th & 6th May 2021). The course coordinator is Prof. Jane Ambuko
The course facilitators are:
Prof. Linus Opara: Stellenbosch University
Dr. Rosa Rolle, UN, Food and Agriculture Organization
Dr. Dirk Maier, Iowa State University
Dr. Lise Korsten, University of Pretoria
Dr. Craig Hanson, World Resources Institute
Dr. Carola Fabi, UN, Food and Agriculture Organization
Dr. George Abong’ University of Nairobi
Dr. Gloria Essilfie, University of Ghana
Prof. Willis Owino, Jomo Kenyatta Univ. of Agric. & Technology
Prof. Willis Owino, Jomo Kenyatta Univ. of Agric. & Technology
Dr. Vijay Yadav, Postharvest Education Foundation
Dr. Joseph Akowuah Kwame Nkrumah Univ. of Science & Technology
The course is hosted by the University of Nairobi with support from the Consortium Innovation in Post-Harvest Loss and Food Waste Reduction.
The Course sponsors are UK Research and Innovation, Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) and ARUA Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Food Systems: ARUA-SFS.
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