With an acknowledgement of the global food crisis issues and the strong intention of enhancing availability and safety of world food supplies, the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the School of Agro-Industry of Mae Fah Luang University organized the Thailand’s Annual International Training Course (AITC) 2019 on “R&D in Postharvest and Processing Technology for Food Security” from 7 -27 November 2019 at MFU.
This training course aimed to provide knowledge in postharvest and processing technology for agricultural produce, and to enhance the skills in improving food security, in adding value to agricultural products and in performing effective management of quality measurement and quality control. The course also served as a stage for participants to share their experience and foster a professional network.
Eighteen participants from ASEAN member countries and FEALAC member countries were offered a series of intensive postharvest management and food processing technology lectures, workshops, practices in laboratory and study visits in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai province, which were complementary to the knowledge they had obtained from the lectures.
Overall, the participants acquired insightful knowledge and useful skills in postharvest and processing technology during the two-week training course. The success of this training programme will be evident through the valuable contributions of the trainees in addressing food security and encouraging sustainable development to their own countries.
