<strong>Sub-theme 3.4. Postharvest Technology, Processing, and Food Analysis </strong>

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<strong>Aims </strong>

This sub-theme aims at analysing the process of food production from plant and animal products; developing and improving postharvest technologies for plant and animal products, and designing, developing and evaluating new food products and improving the existing traditional food product processing techniques.

<strong>Description </strong>

This sub-theme focuses on development of food quality standards; improvement of quality of fresh produce, grains and animal products; development of new food products from indigenous and traditional food resources; improvement of processing methods of traditional and indigenous foods and drinks; improvement of traditional processing equipment (technologies); and solving problems of nutrient deficiencies. Exploration of non-conventional food resources for the potential to develop into acceptable processed food products is also a focus of this sub-theme.  The sub-theme also deals with postharvest management, product development, and processing technologies of industrially and economically important crops.

<a name="_Toc389157669"></a><strong>Research Areas</strong>

<a name="_Toc389157670"></a><em>3.4.1. Postharvest technology, processing, and food analysis for plant/crop products</em>

<a name="_Toc389157671"></a><em>3.4.2. Postharvest technology, processing, and food analysis for animal products</em>

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<a href="http://ResearchAffairs.haramaya.edu.etwp-content/uploads/2017/09/Sub-theme-3.4-Description.pdf"><u>For the details, click here</u></a>

<a href="http://ResearchAffairs.haramaya.edu.etwp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-Sub-theme-3.4-Priority-research-areas.pdf"><u>Research priorities 2017</u></a>

<a href="http://ResearchAffairs.haramaya.edu.etwp-content/uploads/2017/09/2016-Sub-theme-3.4-Priority-research-areas-1.pdf"><u>Research priorities 2016</u></a>