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Modern Postharvest Technology

Cranfield University

Short course

In Bedfordshire ()

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Description

  • Type

    Short course

The short course will also consider aspects of health promoting properties of different commodities, and the influence of storage on these properties. Finally it will consider aspects of waste and waste management. This course is assessed by means of a case study assignment where knowledge learned in the course will be applied by delegates to a specific relevant workplace scenario. No pre-reading.

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Subjects

  • Technology

Course programme

Course structure The short course is run over 2 consecutive days. Lectures, 1-2 hours in length. Interactive sessions including discussion sessions, laboratory visits.
What you will learn

On successful completion of this module you will be able to:

  • Demonstrate a conceptual awareness of the key principles of postharvest storage, with an emphasis on the changes occurring in stored communities
  • Demonstrate a critical appreciation of the importance of specific preservation methods in postharvest practice, including their advantages and limitations
  • Comment critically on health promoting properties of a range of products, and relate these to postharvest storage practice
  • Demonstrate a conceptual awareness of the issues surrounding waste and resource mapping, and their links with future food sustainability
  • Participate in the discourse on postharvest technology and the role that this stage plays in the supply of food in the modern world.

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