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.
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Global Postharvest Loss Prevention: Fundamentals, Technologies, and Actors
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAbout this Course
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2 hours to complete
Course Orientation
2 hours to complete
1 video (Total 12 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz
3 hours to complete
Week 1: Problem: Global Postharvest Loss
3 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 41 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes
3 hours to complete
Week 2: Causes: Major Causes & Encounters for PHL
3 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 81 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes
3 hours to complete
Week 3: Solutions: A Prevention Framework for PHL
3 hours to complete
9 videos (Total 95 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes
2 hours to complete
Week 4: Actors: A Network of Global Stakeholders
2 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 50 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes
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- 5 stars76.66%
- 4 stars23.33%
TOP REVIEWS FROM GLOBAL POSTHARVEST LOSS PREVENTION: FUNDAMENTALS, TECHNOLOGIES, AND ACTORS
by ENDec 10, 2019
I found the course interesting, educative and knowledge packed
by LMDec 10, 2020
This course has been so helpful to me in further enriching my understanding on situations around the world and the need to reduce global postharvest losses! Thank you so much!
by ROAug 25, 2021
Highly informative course. Great lectures for anyone interested in the field and otherwise.
by DRAug 16, 2021
Very useful and a great course agriculture students. Looking forward for similar courses
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