Please plan to join us this Friday, October 2 from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM (Purdue Time) and 10:00 AM-11:00 AM (Arequipa Time) for the Nexus Postdoctoral Researcher webinar.

Dr. Jorge Diaz-Valderrama will be presenting the webinar titled: "Capacity building for grain postharvest management in Arequipa, Peru".

Dr?. Diaz-Valderrama is part of the Nexus project: "Capacity Strengthening for Postharvest Handling and Storage in Peru (CAST-PHS)" led by Dr. Dieudonne Baributsa (Purdue University) and Dr. Jackeline Zanabria (UNSA).  

"Capacity Strengthening for Postharvest Handling and Storage in Peru” project (CAST-PHS) :  

Dr. Jorge Díaz-Valderrama will be talking about his research in Postharvest (PH) management and storage of grains to improve food security, food safety, and farmers’ income in Arequipa, Peru. This project aims to build the capacity of UNSA faculty, growers’ associations, and agro-processors, to address PH handling and storage challenges in Arequipa. During the last 9 months, The CAST-PHS team conducted several activities including i) field visits to interact with local partners (i.e., UNSA faculty, farmers, and farmers’ associations in several districts of Arequipa), ii) implementation of several training activities for UNSA faculty and students, and iii) a survey to better understand how Arequipa farmers handle and store grain after harvest. This webinar will discuss preliminary results of the survey and potential future interventions to address the identified challenges. 

Please follow the Zoom link below to join the webinar:

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https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/95567957789?pwd=Z1I2cENGeExDLy9rY2hkUk9JVTJWZz09