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TRAINING IN POSTHARVEST TECHNOLOGY HOMEPAGE
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Extension Systems International
P.O. Box 3130
Quartzsite, Arizona 85359 USA
Phone: (916) 708 7218
E-mail Us
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PostHarvest Training of Trainers
Utilizing improved postharvest practices often results in reduced food losses, improved overall quality and food safety, and higher profits for growers and marketers. But how can we teach people to use the practices that will best serve their needs?
Do you have questions about where to find information about postharvest practices?
Do your job duties include training others in postharvest handling?
Are you looking for some practical ideas for postharvest demonstrations?
Are you looking for topic ideas or illustrations for a postharvest presentation?
Send an email to kitinoja@hotmail.com and feel free to ask for assistance!
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Visiting a village in Chad-- 1992
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Dr. Lisa Kitinoja is available via e-mail to serve as a mentor or advisor to young professionals, extension workers, farm advisors, and private consultants around the world who are involved in activities related to postharvest handling, packaging, cooling, shipping and storage of fresh fruits and vegetables.
She is currently working with extension workers, scientists, postharvest professionals and graduate students in Ghana, the Philippines, Indonesia, Egypt, Tanzania, Nepal, India, Spain, Moldova, Syria and Lebanon.
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Lisa Kitinoja has two Master’s degrees from the University of California at Davis and a Ph.D. from the Ohio State University. She has been involved in international development work since 1980, and has been specializing in the extension of information on small-scale postharvest technology since 1992. Some highlights:
• Serving as Workshop coordinator for a USTDA project managed by TPG, WFLO and ASU. We offered a series of 3 day long workshops on Cold Chain Management in 4 key cities in India during 2007 (Chennai and Mumbai) and 2008 (New Delhi and Kolkata) and an IARW study tour in the USA for selected participants in October 2008.
• Currently serving as Postharvest Packinghouse designer in Indonesia (USAID/AMARTA) and in Cape verde (MCC/Agland) and a contributing author for the USAID Energy Solutions Guidebook for Horticulture (Winrock).
• Served as UC Davis Project Director for the USAID/AERI Horticulture Project (EL SHAMS), working with CARE-Egypt and ACDI-VOCA in Egypt (2003-2005), training extension workers and farmers in small-scale horticultural practices for improved production, postharvest handling and marketing of vegetable crops in Upper Egypt. Two horticultural study tours each summer are offered for selected Egyptian extension workers during a two week long visit to California.
• Development and implementation of “training the trainers” educational programs in postharvest handling for fruit and vegetable growers and/or marketers in India (Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Majarashtra), Nepal, Indonesia, Morocco, Ghana, Senegal, Egypt, Chad, Lebanon and California.
• Served as a private consultant on horticultural projects for the World Bank, USDA, USTDA, USAID, Winrock International, Chemonics International, IARW, AfriCare, the University of California at Davis (Vegetable Research and Information Center, Postharvest Tech Research and Information Center, Office of International Programs in Agriculture) and the California Dept of Food and Agriculture (CDFA/FREP) through her consulting firm Extension Systems International from 1991 to present.
• Compiled of a manual of small scale postharvest practices for horticultural crops (with Adel A. Kader, University of California at Davis). Currently available in Spanish, French, English (4th edition 2002), Indonesian, Vietnamese, Chinese, Arabic, Africaans and Punjabi. The www.fao.org/inpho library houses a copy of the manual on-line that you can download in English, Spanish or Arabic.
• Authored a reference book used by produce handlers worldwide: “Postharvest Technology for Small-scale Produce marketers: Quality, Food Safety and Economic Opportunities (PTRIC 1999, with James R. Gorny, International Fresh-cut Produce Assn). Includes simplified cost/benefit calculation worksheets and examples of commodity systems assessments.
• Spoke at the USDA Ministerial Conference on Agricultural Science and Technology (June 2003, Sacramento, CA) on "Training in Postharvest Technology: Economic Opportunities for Small Scale Horticultural Producers, Handlers and Marketers".
• Participated in a USAID sponsored conference on horticultural development planning efforts (known as the Global Horticultural Initiative) held at the University of California, Davis during October 2004. Regional conferences for Latin America, Africa and Asia will be held during early 2005 and a report on findings was published in 2006. caes.ucdavis.edu/IntProg/GHAPublication2005Web.pdf
• Participated in a CGAIR sponsored conference on agricultural development planning efforts (IAASTD) International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development during 2007. http://www.agassessment.org/index.cfm?Page=Review&ItemID=2713
• Co-Developed a “training the trainers” program and CDRom of training aids for the UN FAO-RNE for 35 postharvest professionals from the countries of the Near East, including Jordan, Turkey, Morocco, Egypt and Lebanon.
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There is no charge for mentoring services. Just send an e-mail or mail a letter to Dr. Lisa, and she will do her best to answer your question or point you in the right direction. Many training materials are available via e-mail at no charge. A CDRom packed full of practical training materials is available at a small fee (to cover the cost of copying, postage and packaging materials). If you are working in a developing country with limited access to US funds, please feel free to request a sample copy, which can be sent to you with no charge.
Many thanks to those of you who have purchased copies for yourself or your reference libraries-- each purchase helps to pay some of the cost of the free CDRoms sent out to those who cannot afford to purchase the training materials.
Training CD Rom
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Yves Rocher
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