Upon the invitation of their beloved alma mater, the UP at Los Banos, at least 4 UPLB alumni at BPRE (Bureau of Postharvest Research and Extension) submitted their professional milestones through Dr. Ernesto Pantastico, UPLB Alumni Book editor for Postharvest Sector, for possible inclusion in such Book, still a part of centennial celebration of this state university.
Below is this blogger's entry. Other colleagues who heeded the invitation were Miriam Acda (Entomologist), Raquel Quitco-Bermundo (Pathologist & Mycologist) and Normita Pasalo (Planning specialist).
Philippine Postharvest Sector Overview
The rice postharvest system includes the series of operations done on the crop beginning with harvesting, handling, threshing, drying, storage, milling and transport. Aside from this, the postproduction system also encompass the following: standards and grading system used; financial, credit and other institutional infrastructures supporting the industry; government incentives, policies and programs; the set of biophysical, socio-cultural, institutional, technical and economic environment within which the system operates; and the attitudes and preferences of the different sectors directly or indirectly involved in postproduction activities.
While a significant increase in yields with the use of modern production technologies have been realized, the additional volumes harvested strained existing grain handling capabilities and systems, resulting to alarming levels of losses. Early studies on post harvest losses revealed an average of 10 to 37 %.
Recent studies of IRRI (CGIAR, 2007) revealed that postharvest losses are mainly due to the following: grain spoilage and spillage on the farm, delay in drying, poor storage, badly maintained or antiquated rice mills, and pest infestation throughout the post harvest chain. These losses result in lower grain quality, decreased farmers’ income, higher prices for consumers, and increased environmental pressures as farmers compensate by growing more rice.
Milestone (Postharvest Sector) By UPLB Alumni @ BPRE
* Josue S. Falla (BS Agricultural Extension, 1976) – He developed adoption indicators (measures) for rice postharvest technology per stage of operation from harvesting through milling. Over 37 technology adoption criteria were defined broadly classified into technical feasibility, economic viability, social acceptability, educational attainability, ecological soundness and indigenous attitudinal orientation. Specific adoption indicators under each class were characterized, and the coefficients of each indicator were estimated. This long-list of indicators were simplified through factor analysis, where it was concluded that rice postharvest technology adoption is an interplay of technical, economic, social, educational and cultural factors prevailing in the industry. The developed indicators were validated and used in evaluating the potential adoption of a specific rice post harvest technology. This was field-tested in Central Luzon using user-preference study for some existing rice post harvest technologies. (30)
The rice postharvest system includes the series of operations done on the crop beginning with harvesting, handling, threshing, drying, storage, milling and transport. Aside from this, the postproduction system also encompass the following: standards and grading system used; financial, credit and other institutional infrastructures supporting the industry; government incentives, policies and programs; the set of biophysical, socio-cultural, institutional, technical and economic environment within which the system operates; and the attitudes and preferences of the different sectors directly or indirectly involved in postproduction activities.
While a significant increase in yields with the use of modern production technologies have been realized, the additional volumes harvested strained existing grain handling capabilities and systems, resulting to alarming levels of losses. Early studies on post harvest losses revealed an average of 10 to 37 %.
Recent studies of IRRI (CGIAR, 2007) revealed that postharvest losses are mainly due to the following: grain spoilage and spillage on the farm, delay in drying, poor storage, badly maintained or antiquated rice mills, and pest infestation throughout the post harvest chain. These losses result in lower grain quality, decreased farmers’ income, higher prices for consumers, and increased environmental pressures as farmers compensate by growing more rice.
Milestone (Postharvest Sector) By UPLB Alumni @ BPRE
* Josue S. Falla (BS Agricultural Extension, 1976) – He developed adoption indicators (measures) for rice postharvest technology per stage of operation from harvesting through milling. Over 37 technology adoption criteria were defined broadly classified into technical feasibility, economic viability, social acceptability, educational attainability, ecological soundness and indigenous attitudinal orientation. Specific adoption indicators under each class were characterized, and the coefficients of each indicator were estimated. This long-list of indicators were simplified through factor analysis, where it was concluded that rice postharvest technology adoption is an interplay of technical, economic, social, educational and cultural factors prevailing in the industry. The developed indicators were validated and used in evaluating the potential adoption of a specific rice post harvest technology. This was field-tested in Central Luzon using user-preference study for some existing rice post harvest technologies. (30)
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