Food Security and Minimizing Postharvest Loss
![Soybeans are harvested on a farm near Pergamino, Argentina, July 14, 2012. [AP File Photo]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130224180128im_/http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2013_0214_soybeans_m.jpg)
On February 19, the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs along with the Office of Global Food Security and the Foreign Service Institute will host the conference "Food Security and Minimizing Postharvest Loss." Government officials, representatives from the private sector, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, and foreign diplomatic corps will discuss the issue of postharvest loss, focusing on Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia.
Postharvest loss is collective food loss along the production chain, from harvest and handling to storage and processing to packing and transportation.… more »
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