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November 15, 2024   
Comprehensive Cloud School Courses on China’s Practices on Post-harvest Loss Reduction

Post-harvest Loss Reduction;Training of Trainers;South-South Cooperation

Copyright: Sinograin Chengdu Storage Research Institute


From August 27th to September 26th, 2024, the WFP Centre of Excellence for Rural Transformation (WFP China COE) organized a comprehensive series of webinars on post-harvest loss reduction, with the support of the Academy of China’s National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration (NAFRA).


Post-harvest loss (PHL) is recognized as one of key contributors to food insecurity. These losses range from 17% for durable commodities to over 50% for perishable commodities such as fruits, vegetables, roots, and tubers. The value of lost grain is estimated to be up to USD60 billion, and these grain losses in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Asian countries could meet the annual food or dietary requirements for several million people. Substantial post-harvest grain losses exacerbate the pressure on global food production, given the growing population and deteriorating climate change.


China has made significant progress in addressing post-harvest loss reduction in recent years through various proactive measures. Investments in modern storage equipment and facilities, the adoption of advanced technologies for post-harvest handling and innovative equipment for food processing have played a crucial role in reducing post-harvest loss. Grain storage losses in China's grain depots have been largely eliminated, with the overall loss rate controlled within 1% during the grain storage period. Additionally, the grain storage loss rate of Chinese farmers has dropped from 8% a decade ago to around 3% now.


The objective of this series of webinars is to share China’s extensive experience, technologies, and practices in reducing post-harvest loss. Across two modules, a total of 16 Chinese presenters showcased China’s experience and practices in post-harvest management, with a focus on grain reserves and storage management, post-harvest service systems, and standards frameworks. Furthermore, they also demonstrated China’s technologies and practices for grain post-harvest handling by aggregators at various stages of the post-harvest management process.


You can access the 16 presentations by clicking on the provided links for each session in the table below.


 Module

 Topics

 Lecturer

 Links to the Cloud School

Module I Experience on Grain Post-harvest Management




1. Overview of China’s Grain Reserves System


Li Fu-jun


China Food Research and Training Center

http://cloudschool.wfpchinacoe.net/course.html?id=224

2. China's Post-harvest Grain Service System

Xia Danping


China National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration


http://cloudschool.wfpchinacoe.net/course.html?id=229

    

3. Construction of Grain Conservation and Loss Reduction Standard System


Yang Lifei


Standards and Quality Center, National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration


http://cloudschool.wfpchinacoe.net/course.html?id=225

4. Overview of Grain Storage Management in China

BAO Yani


Academy of National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration


http://cloudschool.wfpchinacoe.net/course.html?id=228

Module II Technology and Practice on Grain Post-harvest Loss Reduction












5. Grain Cleaning and Drying Technology


Yin Jun


Academy of National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration

http://cloudschool.wfpchinacoe.net/course.html?id=232


6. Grain Storage Technology for Temperature Control and Quality Preservation

Shi Tianyu


Academy of National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration

http://cloudschool.wfpchinacoe.net/course.html?id=233


7. Grain Purifying, Sorting and Grading


Wang Ruolan


Henan University of Technology

http://cloudschool.wfpchinacoe.net/course.html?id=234

8. Rapid Detection of Fungal Toxins in Grains



Liu Hongmei


Academy of National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration


http://cloudschool.wfpchinacoe.net/course.html?id=235


9. Engineering and Technical Measures for Grain Storage Loss Reduction


Hu Xiaozhong


Beijng Guomao Dongfu Engineering Technology CO. Ltd.


http://cloudschool.wfpchinacoe.net/course.html?id=236


10. Intelligent Grain Sampling and Quality Inspection Integration System

Zhao Donghai


Beijng Guomao Dongfu Engineering Technology CO. Ltd.


http://cloudschool.wfpchinacoe.net/course.html?id=237


11. Online Monitoring and Early Warning Technology of Stored Grain Pests



Wang Zhongming


Academy of National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration

http://cloudschool.wfpchinacoe.net/course.html?id=238


    

12. Identification and Control Technology of Stored Grain Pests


Wu Yi


Academy of National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration

http://cloudschool.wfpchinacoe.net/course.html?id=239


13.Guidelines for Paddy and Wheat Storage

ZHANG Dong


Academy of National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration

http://cloudschool.wfpchinacoe.net/course.html?id=241


14. Moderate Processing Technology for Rice

Duan Xiaoliang


Academy of National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration


http://cloudschool.wfpchinacoe.net/course.html?id=240


15. Grain Food Processing Technologies and Application


Wu Nana


Academy of National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration


http://cloudschool.wfpchinacoe.net/course.html?id=242


16. Key Technology for Value-added Utilization of Feed Raw Material from Grain

Wang Weiwei


Academy of National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration


http://cloudschool.wfpchinacoe.net/course.html?id=243