Meeting Recordings

Video Recordings of Wednesday's Research Presentations & Thursday's Industry Panel

Wednesday June 8 - Research Presentations

Research presentations were split into four sections.

Session 1 – KNUST collaborator presentations

  • ID2201 - Comparative Studies on Grain Quality and Pesticide Residues in Maize Stored in Hermetic and Polypropylene Storage Bags - Samuel Kofi Nyarko

  • ID2202 - Comparative Assessment of Cold Storage and Hermetic Storage on Quality Characteristics of Maize - Emmanuel Arthur

  • ID2203 - Effect of post-harvest handling of tomatoes along the value chain on the quality of fresh tomatoes in Ghana - Simon Mamara

Session 2 – KNUST & University of Rwanda collaborator presentations

  • ID2204 - A comparative study on photochemical, nutritional composition and microbial load of fresh and spoiled tomatoes - Loretta Oduro

  • ID2205 - Economic and financial analysis of a flatbed dryer with a biomass heat source for maize drying - Henry Ampadu Boateng

  • ID2206 - Yieldwise model adoption on post-harvest loss reduction and livelihood of smallholder maize farmers in the Wa Municipality of Ghana - Annang Benjamin

  • ID2207 - On-farm mitigation of aflatoxin contamination in feed and milk: A Case study from Rwanda - Kizito Nishimwe

Session 3 – CSIR-Food Research Institute of Ghana, Iowa State University, Stellenbosch University collaborator presentations

  • ID2208 - Promoting small-scale dried mango chips production in Ghana - Jonathan Ampah

  • ID2209 - Evaluation of Hermetic Bag Technology to Preserve Shea Nuts in Rural Ghana - George Obeng-Akrofi

  • ID2210 - Detection and classification of bruise severity on pomegranate fruit using Hyperspectral Imaging technique - Emmanuel Ekene Okere

  • ID2211 - Analysis of the engineering properties of selected edible coating materials for fresh fruits - Siphumle Owen Jama

Session 4 – Stellenbosch University, University of São Paulo, Volcani Institute, University of Maryland collaborator presentations

  • ID2212 - Implementation of virtual prototyping technic in the context of fresh fruit packaging design - Alemayehu Ambaw

  • ID2213 - Updated version of the SIPPOC post-harvest loss database - Fernando Vinícius da Rocha

  • ID2214 - Storage of tomato under ambient conditions: mapping the disorders and the response to bruising - Amnon Lichter

  • ID2215 - Decision Support Systems for Post-harvest Management - Steve Sonka

Thursday, June 9 - Industry Panel