Postharvest Handling

Wojciech J. Florkowski has over 18 years of experience in research, project management, and training. His areas of specialization and expertise include agricultural economics and international business with emphasis on marketing and consumer studies, technology transfer and assessment, environmental policy analysis, and research policy. He is the author of over 200 publications on a variety of economic, marketing, consumer and policy issues, including the problems of agricultural productivity, policy, consumer willingness-to-pay and price behavior. He co-edited “Postharvest Handling: A Systems Approach” (3rd edition) Nigel Banks worked as a Professor of Postharvest Technology at Massey University and at ZESPRI as General Manager for Innovation, where he learned branding, growers, consumers, ways to connect them and the added value of an outstanding team. Through Postharvest.Co, Nigel is exploring new ways to connect postharvesters, art, online tools and learning with an eye to the increasingly pressing needs of our future world. Robert L Shewfelt is Professor Emeritus of Food Science and Technology, University of Georgia. He advises more than 50 students and has taught 11 different courses in the past two years ranging from Freshman Seminars in Chocolate Science and Coffee Technology to graduate-level courses in Food Research & the Scientific Method. Dr. Shewfelt was also the 2006 recipient of the Cruess Award for Excellence in Teaching of IFT. He co-edited “Postharvest Handling: A Systems Approach” (3rd edition)

• Part 1 - Whole System1. Postharvest systems – some introductory thoughts2. Systems Approach In Postharvest Handling Of Fresh Produce3. Consumer Eating Habits and Perception of Fresh Produce Quality4. Modeling Quality Attributes and Quality Related Product Properties 5. Models for Improving Fresh Produce ChainsPart 2 - Product6. Challenges in Handling Fresh Fruits and Vegetables7. Fresh-Cut Products - Implications For Postharvest 8. Multi-omics approaches for the improvements of postharvest systems9. Postharvest Quality Properties of Potential Tropical Fruits Related to their Unique Structural CharactersPart 3 - Process10. Managing Value Chains - Partners in Competitiveness11. Tracking Products From Field To Consumer12. Managing Product Flow Through Postharvest Systems13. Sorting For Quality14. Non-destructive evaluation: detection of external and internal attributes frequently associated with quality and damage15. Cooling Fresh Produce16. Investigating Losses Occurring During Shipment: Forensic Aspects of Cargo ClaimsPart 4 - Perceptions17. Consumer Eating Habits and Perceptions of Fresh Produce Quality18. What mining the text tells about minding the consumer: The changing fruit and vegetable consumption patterns and shifting research focus19. Nutritional quality of fruits and vegetables20. Microbial Quality and Safety of Fresh and Fresh-cut Product21. Measuring Consumer Acceptance of Vegetables