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International Curriculum on Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops

University of California at Davis, California
University of Florida at Gainesville, Florida
Texas A&M University at College Station, Texas

Universita Degli Studi Di Foggia in Foggia, Italy
Universidad de Cordoba in Cordoba, Spain
University of Thessaly in Volos, Greece



The aim of the program is to develop an internationally based curriculum focused on increasing professional skills of graduate students on postharvest technology of horticultural crops, including fresh-cut produce. Contents of the curriculum will cover the aspects related to postharvest biology, physiology, and pathology of horticultural crops, quality assessment, food safety assurance, equipment engineering, logistics and technology of perishable transportation, marketing aspects related to fruit and vegetables, and international legislation. The US and EU collaborators will work together to transform the key courses into web-based presentations that can be accessed by students interested in postharvest biology and technology of horticultural perishables at all 6 universities.

International Research Program Collaborators

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) in Monterrey, Mexico

Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (USIL) in Lima, Peru

Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP, the International Potato Center) in Lima, Peru

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa) in Brazil

Previous Conferences

European Short Course II: Quality and Innovation of the Fresh-cut Produce
March 10-12, 2008 in Cordoba, Spain

FAV HEALTH 2007
2nd International Symposium on Human Health Effects of Fruits and Vegetables
October 9-13, 2007 in Houston, Texas

European Short Course I: Quality and Safety of Fresh-cut Produce
March 12-14, 2007 in Bari, Italy

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