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:

• Friday, October 11th from 12-1 PM at MANN 203
• Friday, October 25th from 12-1 PM at MANN 203
• Friday, November 8th from 12-1 PM at HAAS 111
• Friday, November 22nd from 12-1PM at HAAS 111