CALENDAR OF UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND MEETINGS
| 3rd All Africa PH Congress and Exhibition (13 to 17 September 2021)
Hybrid Event: Virtual and Physical
Physical venue: African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Theme: Postharvest Loss Reduction for Sustainable Food Systems Website: https://aaphce.com/ |
COMPLETED PROGRAMS  | 2nd All Africa PH Congress and Exhibition (17-20 September 2019) |
Closing E-learning Workshops: PEF 2017 Global program 20-21 July 2018, Kigali, Rwanda Closing E-learning Workshops: PEF 2016 Global program
22-24 March 2017, Kigali, Rwanda 30 participants
ABA Hort Innovation Lab Rwanda Postharvest Innovations Project Postharvest Technology Workshop. 20-21 March 2017, Kigali, Rwanda Kader Awards in Postharvest Training - winners were announced on 10 Dec 2017
MEETINGS sponsored by PEF
Africa-wide Postharvest Food Loss Reduction Conference and Exhibition
28-31st March 2017, Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya Theme: Reducing Food Losses and Waste: Sustainable Solutions for Africa
Call for Abstracts and Abstract Submission Guidelines The abstracts can be submitted to the conference E-mail addresses: postharvest.conference@uonbi.ac.ke with a copy to postharvest.conference@gmail.com The abstract should be written in the English language in MS Word or rich text format and have a maximum of 300 words.
Deadline: 31 December 2016 The Africa-wide Postharvest Food Loss Prevention Conference is the first of its kind to be held in Africa. The conference will provide an excellent platform for researchers, academics, farmers, industry, development agencies, civil society and policymakers to learn, share information, build networks and partnerships with the overall objective of identifying effective interventions to reduce FLW in the continent. PEF is one of the sponsors of the event. The specific objectives of the conference are as follows:
- To raise awareness on food losses and waste through data and information sharing.
- To document the impact of postharvest food loss and waste on food and nutrition in Africa.
- To identify and disseminate effective and appropriate technologies and practices for FLW reduction in the African context.
- To identify postharvest “Skill Gaps” and “Technology Gaps” in Africa’s higher education and extension systems
- To identify effective multi-stakeholder strategies and policy interventions for FLW reduction
- To provide a platform for participants to build networks and partnerships for resource mobilization and other activities geared towards FLW reduction
- To generate a comprehensive action plan for the reduction of food loss and waste for the African continent.
For more information and registration, email postharvest.conference@uonbi.ac.ke OR postharvest.conference@gmail.com
4th International Conference on Postharvest and Quality Management of Horticultural Products of Interest for Tropical Regions (ISHS PQMHP 2017) 6 - 8 April 2017 at Amaya Hills, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
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