Post-Harvest Management of Perishables
PHC KLMS delivers structured training across the cold chain — from cold storage and grading to energy monitoring and logistics — drawing on our technical team’s decades of experience protecting perishable produce quality from farm to market.
Course Modules
Six modules covering the perishables cold chain, from cold storage to final delivery.
Cold Store Management
Principles of cold store design and operation, temperature zoning, and the practices that protect perishable produce quality in storage.
Grading & Handling
Produce grading, sorting and handling techniques that preserve quality and reduce mechanical damage before packing.
Cool Chain Management
Why the cold chain must never break — from loading and transhipment through to delivery. See the featured deep-dive below.
Energy Monitoring
Monitoring energy use in cold storage and processing facilities to control costs while maintaining reliable temperature control.
Processing & Packaging
Processing and packaging practices that protect produce quality, extend shelf life, and maintain airflow and temperature uniformity.
Cool Chain Logistics
Transport and logistics practices for moving perishable produce by road, sea and air while preserving cold chain integrity.
Featured Module Deep-Dive
Why the Cold Chain Must Never Break
This module takes a close look at every point where a cold chain can fail — and how to stop it from happening — including real Pakistan-based case studies on cold chain failure and recovery. Key topics include:
- Importance of the cool chain in food safety
- The difference between cooling and cool chain management
- Ideal temperature control from harvest to sale
- Cool chain potential fail points
- Evaporative cooling kits for off-grid storage
- Marine container loading — what to avoid
- Heat leakage control
- Correct packaging and handling
- Common reasons for cold chain failure
- Temperature checks at delivery
- Matching the cool chain to the right transport vehicles
- Challenges facing Pakistan’s cold chain systems
Developed by Dr. Chris Bishop, PHC Cold Chain Engineer, with support from the SUN Business Network and GAIN.
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