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Tue, 9 Dec 2014 16:58:48 +0100
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This is Lisa Kitinoja, again.

Many of those who have been posting on gaps in rural advisory services (RAS) have mentioned how smallholders and family farmers need access to information and training on value addition, agro-processing and marketing.  

Many countries are represented in this discussion, so I have a question for each of you. Does your National Agricultural Extension Service have personnel who are extension specialists with expertise in the following technical and educational fields?

1) postharvest handling and technology for food loss prevention? 
2) food storage structures and management of storage?
3) food processing for adding value and extending shelf life? 
4) cold chain management for perishable foods? 
5) extension of postharvest/food processing technologies (capacity building) 

Without these specialists, the front line extension workers (public sector or private sector based) will not be well prepared to provide the needed information and training for farmers. 

Dr. Lisa Kitinoja
The Postharvest Education Foundation
PO Box 38,
La Pine,
Oregon 97739
USA
www.postharvest.org
e-mail: Kitinoja (at) hotmail.com or Kitinoja (at) postharvest.org 
Mobile phone: (916) 708-7218 
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kitinoja 
Company website: Postharvest Innovations LLC www.postharvestinnovations.com 

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