Postharvest Training Workshop

1. “Identification of Appropriate Postharvest Technologies for Improving Market Access and Incomes for Small Horticultural Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia” Postharvest Training Workshop SUSANTA K.ROY PROFESSOR EMERITUS

2. BMGF /WFLO Postharvest Loss Assessment Workshop was organised at Amity University: *Noida Campus on May 11 - 12,2009 * Lucknow Campus on May 14 - 15,2009 • 54 Graduate Students from Amity University, Jaipur including 5 Post Graduate Students from IARI Registered at Noida. • 51 Graduate Students registered at Lucknow .

3. Introductory remark was given by Dr. Lisa Kitinoja, Group Leader, World Food Logistics Organization highlighting : • 1. BMGF /WFLO Appropriate Postharvest technology Planning Project Goals and objectives • 2. Commodity Systems Assessment Methodology (CSAM)

4. Group Exercise Formed teams of 6 students each; • Each team selected one of the three crops namely viz. Cucurbits, Tomatoes & Onions. • Teams discussed 25 steps of CSAM. • Identified, discussed causes and sources of postharvest losses and quality problems • Each team identified known and missing information from production through marketing. Noida Lucknow

5. Day – 2 • BREAKOUT SESSION 1 -Postharvest Losses and Quality Assessment • BREAKOUT SESSION 2 - Commodity Systems Assessment Methodology (CSAM)

6. POST HARVEST LOSSES AND QUALITY ASSESSMENT Following areas were covered: • Postharvest tool kit and utilization of tools and equipment for measuring maturity and quality • Protocol for Data Collection to determine current levels of postharvest losses and quality changes in 10 crops • Discussion and selection of appropriate data collection site for each crop • Practice session : utilization and completion of sample worksheet for Data Collection

7. DEMONSTRATION SET UP FOR BMGF POST HARVEST LOSS WORKSHOP • Time Temperature and Packaging effect on different crops • Produce defect and mechanical handling damage • Package and Packaging samples Setting up of experiment Ice Box Refrigerator Ambient

8. Conditions at the end of five day storage

9. Final Observation

10. Crop-wise Weight Loss and Quality Assessment under different Time, Temperature and Packaging conditions

19. Final Observations

20. Defects and injuries Fungal infection Sun burn Mechanical damanges Greening Chilling injury Double Onion with crack Cut Bruises Harvesting damage

21. Package and Packaging Samples

22. Postharvest tool kit and the utilization of tool and equipment for measuring maturity and quality • Digital temperature probe; measuring temperatures • Firmness or pressure tester; measuring firmness • Refractometer; measuring soluble solids or sugars • Psychomotor; measuring relative humidity • Laser Thermometer for air temperature • Other useful tools and supplies: • Scales • Calipers • Sizing rings

23. Post harvest tool kit Refractometer Caliper Sizing rings Scale Temperature probe Psychrometer Post harvest tool kit Pressure Tester Laser thermometer Colour chart

26. CONCLUSION The workshop conducted both at Noida and Lucknow prepared the graduate students for field work and use of tools and techniques On-Farm Wholesale Retail