Postharvest Innovation Series

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