Forum session 1
Channel: PHL Institute
Date: 2020-02-26

Session 1: Scope and scale of the postharvest loss problem
Presenters include:
1:19 - Dr. P.K. Joshi, Agricultural Economics Research Association (AERA) President: Remarks on the issue of postharvest loss
7:35 - Dr. Prasanta K. Kalita, University of Illinois professor: Scope and Scale of Postharvest Loss and Waste
21:00 - Sarwar Mahmud, Government of Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture: Impact of Postharvest Loss on Food Security - Perspectives from Bangladesh
32:40 - Anil Kumar Jha, Deputy Director, Bihar Ministry of Agriculture: Government of Bihar Initiatives to Reduce Postharvest Losses
43:10 - Dr. R.K. Singh, Director, ICAR Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology: Post-Harvest Unit Operation Management to Reduce Losses
55:40 - Audience question and answer
1:12:30 - Joshi concluding remarks and session summary