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III Asia Pacific Symposium on Postharvest Research, Education and Extension – First Announcement

From 8 until 11 December 2014 the III Asia Pacific Symposium on Postharvest Research, Education and Extension (APS2014) takes place in Hochiminh City, Vietnam.

For more details check out http://www.ishs.org/symposium/494

The Organizing Committee invites you to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations on the following topics:

  • All aspects of postharvest research and development.
  • Agricultural commodities development for tropical, sub-tropical and temperate regions: fruit and vegetables, field crops, plantation crops, herbs and spices and ornamentals.
  • Processing and preservation of agricultural products.
  • Agricultural products packaging and storage.
  • Supply chain management and improvement of value chain system for agricultural products.
  • Management of quality assurance and food safety.
  • Functional foods for human health.
  • Mode of delivery of postharvest education at all levels.
  • Training in postharvest and extension systems.
  • Policy for food safety in international trade.
  • International networks of postharvest research and training organizations

Rachel Wakefield

Communications Executive and Associate Editor
United Kingdom

rachel.wakefield@aiph.org