Dr. Jorge Díaz-Valderrama from the Nexus "Capacity Strengthening for Postharvest Handling and Storage in Peru” project (CAST-PHS) will be presenting on Friday, September 27th from 12-1 PM at HAAS 111 the Webinar :
"Capacity Strentghening for Postharvest Handling and Storage in Arequipa, Peru".
Dr. Jorge Díaz-Valderrama will be talking about his research in Postharvest (PH) management and storage of grains to improve food security, food safety, and farmers’ income in Arequipa, Peru. This project aims to build the capacity of UNSA faculty, growers’ associations, and agro-processors, to address PH handling and storage challenges in Arequipa. During the last 9 months, The CAST-PHS team conducted several activities including i) field visits to interact with local partners (i.e., UNSA faculty, farmers, and farmers’ associations in several districts of Arequipa), ii) implementation of several training activities for UNSA faculty and students, and iii) a survey to better understand how Arequipa farmers handle and store grain after harvest. This webinar will discuss preliminary results of the survey and potential future interventions to address the identified challenges.
To learn more about this project, please visit: https://bit.ly/2l0eEfe
All the sessions are recorded and posted on Slack, Community Hub and the Arequipa Nexus YouTube Channel.
Please see below the schedule of the Postdoctoral Researcher Webinar Presentations:
Lori Hoagland
Professor, Purdue University
Horticulture And Landscape Architecture
Nexus Institute Co-Director
E-mail: c4e-nexus@purdue.edu
Walter Daniel Leon-Salas
Associate Professor, Purdue University
Purdue Polytechnic Institute
Nexus Institute Co-Director
E-mail: c4e-nexus@purdue.edu
Dennis Macedo
Associate Professor, UNSA
Agronomy
Nexus Institute Co-Director
E-mail: dmacedov@unsa.edu.pe