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SUMMARY:Global Postharvest Loss Prevention: Fundamentals\, Technologies\, and Actors
DESCRIPTION:\nEach 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. \nAbout the Course\nThis online 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. Key knowledge areas are presented including: \n\nAn overview of postharvest loss\nSupply chain activities such as harvesting\, drying\, and storage\nEconomics and markets\nAn introduction to the network of actors working in this field\n\nThe course faces 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 professionals\, practitioners\, and students\, with a comprehensive introduction to postharvest loss processes and begin building capacity for loss prevention worldwide. \n\n\nCourse Syllabus\nThis course will be broken up into 4 modules covering the following topics: \nWeek 1: Problem–Global Postharvest Loss\nThis module will provide an overview of the issue of postharvest loss (PHL) and how this impacts global food security and sustainability. It will also define the postharvest supply chain. \nWeek 2: Causes–Major Causes & Encounters for PHL\nThis module will introduce technical\, social\, and economic factors and situations that lead to postharvest losses. Harvesting\, drying\, and storage phases will be specifically covered as stages that are both vital in the grain supply chain and in which a great deal of postharvest losses are experienced. \nWeek 3: Solutions–A Prevention Framework for PHL\nThis module will introduce a conceptual framework for how losses can be prevented. Theories\, methods\, and case examples on prevention will be covered. \nWeek 4: Actors–A Network of Global Stakeholders\nThis module will explore how the international community is responding to the issue of postharvest loss. It will cover the current state of the postharvest loss prevention field\, as well as provide background as to how it developed. Some key projects\, initiatives\, and approaches will be highlighted. \nVisit the website for more background information and to register. \n\n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/global-postharvest-loss-prevention-fundamentals-technologies-actors/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:2nd LANDforum meetings
DESCRIPTION:The annual LANDforum creates and consolidates a think tank of private sector representatives\, policy makers\, practitioners and researchers who together search for new ways to optimize the link between land investments\, food security and inclusive and sustainable development. LANDac brings together international stakeholders to explore the potential and constraints of the private sector to contribute to inclusive and sustainable development\, focusing on land governance issues. \nThis forum focuses on a number of countries in Africa\, Asia and Latin America that are currently targeted by investors\, or where foreign investment plays an important role in expanding the frontier of land investments: Brazil\, Ethiopia\, Indonesia\, Mozambique and Uganda. By creating and consolidating a network\, this forum plays an important role in establishing new corridors for exchanging information (between countries\, both in the areas of origin and of destination) and making investments more effective for food security\, and inclusive and sustainable development. These discussions will be linked also to discussions about Corporate Social Responsibility\, the development of new guidelines and principles regarding investments in land and land governance and a new post-2015 development framework. \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/2nd-landforum-meetings/
LOCATION:To be decided\, Netherlands
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