Skills and Knowledge for Processing Plants
Some of the key knowledge and skills required in order to prevent and reduce food loss and waste (FLW) include:
- By-product/waste handling
- Chilling and chilled storage
- Freezing and frozen storage
- Packaging
- Labelling
- Regulatory requirements for animal by products, food waste disposal
- Temperature monitoring
- Good hygienic practice
- By-product utilization
Key Publications
| Important by-products of commercial value like fish meal, fish oil, fish silage, fish protein concentrates are described. |
| How to Transform Fish Waste into Animal Feed Step by step guide for using fish waste to make animal feed. |
| A guide for community waste management in low and middle income countries. |
More Resources
More Resources
Why gender matters when it comes to reducing food loss and waste in fish value chains
27 February 2024
27 February 2024
Women play a critical role throughout the fisheries and aquaculture value chain, accounting for almost half of the total workforce. As they have a particularly strong presence in pre-harvest activities, women have the opportunity to...
Reducing Food Loss and Waste (FLW) in the 4th All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition (AAPHCE)
31 October 2023
31 October 2023
The 4th All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition (AAPHCE) is a follow up to the series of biennial events together diverse stakeholders aimed at addressing the pertinent issue of postharvest loss reduction in the African...
Postharvest losses in the multiday fisheries sector of Sri Lanka
05 September 2023
05 September 2023
This article presents a summary of a comprehensive study conducted in Sri Lanka to assess postharvest losses from harvesting to unloading at fishery harbours in the multiday fisheries sector.