Postharvest Innovations Plan Series
Practical explanations and easy-to-use designs for a variety of postharvest technologies are available for free download. Please email kitinoja@hotmail.com to request the PI plans by number and title (include your name and affiliation). The PDF files can be shared, sold or used to manufacture postharvest innovations that can solve problems and reduce postharvest losses:
PI Plan No. 1: Shade Structures
PI Plan No. 2: Sizing Rings
PI Plan No. 3: Harvesting Bags
PI Plan No. 4: Color Charts
PI Plan No. 5: Sorting Table
PI Plan No. 6: Zero Energy Cool Chamber (100kg size)
PI Plan No. 7: Zero Energy Cool Chamber (1 MT size)
PI Plan No. 8: Portable forced air coolers
PI Plan No. 9: Washing station
PI Plan No. 10: CoolBot equipped cold room
PI Plan No. 11: Solar dryers – direct
PI Plan No. 12: Solar dryers – indirect
PI Plan No. 13: Field Packing
PI Plan No. 14: Insulated containers
PI Plan No. 15: Dry food storage containers
PI Plan No. 16: Insulated packages
PI Plan No. 17: Package liners and dividers
PI Plan No. 18: Curing roots and tuber crops
PI Plan No. 19: Curing bulb crops
PI Plan No. 20: On farm storage