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Module Name
Module Code
Lecture Hrs
Practical Hrs
Credits
Post-Harvest Technology and Food Safety
AGRI4009Y(5)
40
80
4

Description
Causes and types of food waste and food losses. Post-harvest physiology. Postharvest management for loss reduction: environmental control, commodity treatments, postharvest handling and storage. Packaging. Quality and safety of horticultural products. Food safety hazards in primary production (crop and animal). Guidelines (national and international) and standards for production of safe foods. Introduction to HACCP. Causes and types of food waste and food losses. Post-harvest physiology. Postharvest management for loss reduction: environmental control, commodity treatments, postharvest handling and storage. Packaging. Quality and safety of horticultural products. Food safety hazards in primary production (crop and animal). Guidelines (national and international) and standards for production of safe foods. Introduction to HACCP. Causes and types of food waste and food losses. Post-harvest physiology. Postharvest management for loss reduction: environmental control, commodity treatments, postharvest handling and storage. Packaging. Quality and safety of horticultural products. Food safety hazards in primary production (crop and animal). Guidelines (national and international) and standards for production of safe foods. Introduction to HACCP. Causes and types of food waste and food losses. Post-harvest physiology. Postharvest management for loss reduction: environmental control, commodity treatments, postharvest handling and storage. Packaging. Quality and safety of horticultural products. Food safety hazards in primary production (crop and animal). Guidelines (national and international) and standards for production of safe foods. Introduction to HACCP.
Faculty Department
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE Combination of APS & AFS
Contact Details
Administrative assistant: Mr. ABEELUCK Yajyushsingh
Telephone: 4037400
Email: aofoa-exam@uom.ac.mu
 

 


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