UIUC - Global Postharvest Loss Prevention: Fundamentals, Technologies, and Actors
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Duration | 13 hours |
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Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
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Credential | Certificate |
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- This course provides an overview of the issue of postharvest loss of grains by exploring essential physical, technical, and social dimensions of postharvest supply chains and loss prevention methods globally.
- Each year, estimates suggest that 1/3 of all food produced is lost or wasted, making postharvest loss a critical global food security and sustainability issue of today. Key knowledge areas are presented including:
- -An overview of postharvest loss
- -Supply chain activities such as harvesting, drying, and storage
- -Economics and markets
- -An introduction to the network of actors working in this field
- We face the immense challenge of feeding over 9 billion people by the year 2050. To meet these demands, yields will have to more than double using the same amount of natural resources. In recent years, postharvest loss has been recognized by major institutions including the US government, the United Nations, the CGIAR Research Consortium, and several others as a significant opportunity to impact food security and improve livelihoods. Despite this increased attention, a lack of knowledge, technical capacity, and resources remain obstacles for stakeholders worldwide to act on these issues. This course will, for the first time, provide you as professionals, practitioners, and students, with a comprehensive introduction to postharvest loss processes and begin building capacity for loss prevention worldwide.
Global Postharvest Loss Prevention: Fundamentals, Technologies, and Actors at Coursera Curriculum
Course Orientation
What is Postharvest Loss and Why is it a Global Issue?
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Orientation Quiz
1.1. Food Insecurity: An Overview and Some Potential Solutions
1.2. Role of Water in Food Security: Global Perspectives
1.3. Overview of the Postharvest Supply Chain and the Role of Mechanization
Week 1 Overview
Week 1 Readings and Resources
Week 1 Quiz
Week 2: Causes: Major Causes & Encounters for PHL
2.1. Overview of Grain Harvesting: Methods, Equipment, and Losses
2.2.1. Grain Drying: Basic Principles of Drying
2.2.2. Grain Drying: Drying Methods
2.2.3. Grain Cleaning: Methods and Equipment
2.3. Grain Storage and Management
2.4 The Economics of Postharvest Loss: Structural Issues
Week 2 Overview
Week 2 Readings and Resources
Week 2 Quiz
Week 3: Solutions: A Prevention Framework for PHL
3.1. The Economics of Loss
3.2.1. Asking the Most Useful Questions
3.2.2. Tale of Two Cases: What Has Worked and What Hasn't Worked
3.2.3. Enabling Good Decisions by Creating a Market-Like Environment
3.3. Effective Extension for the Prevention of Postharvest Losses
3.4. Working in Subsistence Marketplaces
3.5. Modernizing Extension and Advisory Services
3.6. Understanding Subsistence Marketplaces
3.7. Designing Solutions
Week 3 Overview
Week 3 Readings and Resources
Week 3 Quiz
Week 4: Actors: A Network of Global Stakeholders
4.1.1. Food Security on the Modern International Agenda
4.1.2. Trends in International Awareness of Postharvest Loss: From Kissinger to 2015
4.2. Solving Problems as an International Community: Benefits and Challenges of Collaborating for Food Loss Reduction
4.3. SAVE FOOD Partnership and the Community of Practice on Food Loss Reduction
4.4. The ADM Institute Approach to Postharvest Loss Prevention
Week 4 Overview
Week 4 Readings and Resources
Week 4 Quiz
Final Quiz
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