Post-Harvest Handling

Store, grade and move produce so it reaches market in condition.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 The scale of post-harvest loss
2. 1.2 What happens to produce the moment it is cut
3. 1.3 Quality can be preserved, never improved
4. 1.4 The chain from field to buyer
1. 2.1 Timing, and time of day
2. 2.2 Containers, and avoiding damage
3. 2.3 Field heat, and cooling promptly
4. 2.4 Hygiene during harvest
1. 3.1 Cleaning, washing and water quality
2. 3.2 Trimming and removing damaged produce
3. 3.3 Curing and drying, where required
4. 3.4 Post-harvest treatments in outline
1. 4.1 Grading standards and buyer specification
2. 4.2 Sorting and sizing
3. 4.3 Packaging materials, and what each is for
4. 4.4 Labelling and traceability
1. 5.1 Temperature and humidity requirements
2. 5.2 Cold storage and the cold chain
3. 5.3 Ambient and traditional storage
4. 5.4 Grain and dry storage
1. 6.1 Rots, moulds and disorders
2. 6.2 Insects and rodents in store
3. 6.3 Sprouting, wilting and shrinkage
4. 6.4 Monitoring stored produce
1. 7.1 Loading and transport conditions
2. 7.2 Breaks in the cold chain
3. 7.3 Long-distance and export considerations
4. 7.4 Documentation and handover
1. 8.1 Finding where the loss actually happens
2. 8.2 Low-cost improvements
3. 8.3 Using or selling second-grade produce
4. 8.4 Food safety across the whole chain

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Job-ready from the first module Everything here is a task you will actually be asked to do at work, not theory you will never use.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

Pre-degree / Foundation students in India
Studying: B.Sc. Agriculture, B.Tech Food Technology, B.V.Sc. & AH, B.Sc. Forestry
Recent graduates strengthening a CV
Anyone working in this field without a formal qualification

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Pre-degree / Foundation for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.