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Accelerated vocational training in agriculture curriculum of module on apple harvest and post-harvest practices

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 12p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This curriculum was prepared under the project "Upgrading the Technical Agricultural Education System in Lebanon, OSRO / 601 / LEB / NET". In line with the strategic objectives of the Food and Agriculture Organization, in particular, Strategic Objective No. 3: “Rural Poverty Reduction” and Strategic Objective No. 5: “Increase the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crises”, prepared by FAO - in cooperation with AVSI and WARD and according to Ibrahim Al-Hariri and Dr. Hussein Hassan. (2018). A guide to reducing post-harvest food losses in the apple production chain in Lebanon. Beirut: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture. This curriculum aims to train young people and familiarize them with areas related to the operations of harvesting and post-harvesting of apples through its application in technical and vocational training and education for the age group of 14-25 years. At the end of this training, the trainee will be able to familiarize himself with the apple harvesting process, learn about the methods of transporting, packing, and cooling the apple product, in addition to practices done to reduce the causes of food losses in the apple production chain.

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