Postharvest Research Group

Reducing food waste and improving food security through innovative postharvest technology.

[PATAFEST @patafest_eu]

🥔 Are you a #PotatoEnthusiast, #Researcher, #Policymaker, or #UrbanGrower?

Help shape the #PATAFEST Knowledge Hub! 🌱

⏳ Last chance to share your insights – take the short survey now:
👉 https://t.co/HzFJdwSddI

#AgTech #FoodSystems #SustainableFarming

[Postharvest Research Group @CranPostharvest]

Exciting #career opportunity in #Postharvest Bioscience! 🥑

We’re hiring a Postharvest Bioscience Researcher (KTP Associate) to work with @Westfalia_fruit & @CranfieldUni!

🤝Collaborate with top experts
💡Bridge academia & industry

🔗Apply now!
https://t.co/yPO4PzBdFu

[Love Food Hate Waste @LFHW_UK]

Are you storing your potatoes in the fridge? 🥔

Storing your potatoes in the fridge to keeps them fresher for longer.

@WRAP_NGO (who bring you Love Food Hate Waste) research has found that refrigerated spuds can last up to three times longer than those stored at room temperature!

In fact, there are only three fresh produce items cannot be stored in the fridge - onions, bananas and whole pineapples.

#Potatoes #FunFact #FoodWaste

[Cranfield University @CranfieldUni]

📣Final call for applicants for the Future Frontiers Fund!

Open to UK-based SMEs, start-ups and spinouts, sole traders, individual entrepreneurs, academics and students with early-stage ideas (TRL 1-3).

Applications close Monday 3 March at 5:30PM:
https://t.co/A7LmmW6SQe

[PATAFEST @patafest_eu]

☀️ PATAFEST Consortium & RW Meeting 🥔
Last week, the PATAFEST team met in Brussels for two days of collaboration & planning at the 18-month mark!
Day 1: Research updates & next steps.
Day 2: Progress review with the project officer.

🔗 Stay updated: https://t.co/UNvukolHaS

[Postharvest Research Group @CranPostharvest]

Today we are celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🧬🔬#WomenInSTEM 🚀 Share your stories, and let's inspire the next generation together! ✨🌱👩🏾‍🔬👩🏼‍🔬 #IDWGS2025
#WomenInScience

[Postharvest Research Group @CranPostharvest]

📢New paper alert!📢

"Effect of growing #temperature on #root carbohydrate content and #postharvest #asparagus tip breakdown" reveals how warm field temperatures and lower sugars contribute to postharvest #tip #breakdown 🌱

🖱️Read here the full study: https://t.co/6d6Btmo49b

[Cranfield University @CranfieldUni]

Potatoes provide half of the UK's carbs and support 20,000+ jobs. With the removal of a key sprout suppressant, storage is harder, causing waste. Now, PepsiCo, Solynta, BBSRC, and our researchers are using genetics to extend dormancy and reduce waste.

https://t.co/r8fXCUUKso

[Postharvest Research Group @CranPostharvest]

🚀@shaifabakah is using #CometAssay to analyse #DNA damage in #seeds and understand how stress factors like aging & storage impact genetic integrity 🧬 Want to learn more? Watch this video...science at its coolest! 😎
Who knew the comet assay could make waves in plant science?☄️

[Postharvest Research Group @CranPostharvest]

Happy to share that @MC_Alamar has been awarded funding from the @BBSRC Prosperity Partnerships programme to enhance #potato dormancy during storage!🥔

A huge congratulations to everyone on the team involved!!!

Read more 🔗https://t.co/PRgGveejFS

[Postharvest Research Group @CranPostharvest]

As part of their #PhD and #Postdoc journeys, our #potato team members Brandon, Fabian and @sanzo_marta joined a workshop organised by @Agri_Tech_E & @AgritechCeres to learn how to translate their #research into real-world impact 🥔🥔

[Postharvest Research Group @CranPostharvest]

Welcome Brandon to our team !

He’ll be doing his #PhD on creating bruise resilient potatoes through #CRISPR gene editing. This project is funded by @ctp_sai , @cupgra , @niabgroup , and @sainsburys.

Can’t wait to see the impact on sustainable agriculture! 🥔🔬

[Postharvest Research Group @CranPostharvest]

🌟 Exciting News: Reduced International Fees for 2025/26!

💸 Making it even more accessible to join our innovative course (Food Systems and Management)!

🍎 Check out the details here (https://t.co/9sE7qYol0m)

[Cranfield Agrifood @CranfieldAgrifo]

Explore the impact our academics, students and researchers are making across the #agrifood sector to achieve a sustainable future. #SustainabilityAtCranfield

Find out more: https://t.co/1KSYOunCRH

[Cranfield Agrifood @CranfieldAgrifo]

Short course - Sustainable Postharvest and Supply Chain Management.
The course offers a unique exposure to sustainable alternatives for supply chain management.

📅 20-23 January
📍 Cranfield campus

Spaces still available: https://t.co/69WZkgKJfw

[Postharvest Research Group @CranPostharvest]

🌱 Happy to welcome Alex [@Alxkalxndr ] as the newest #PhD student in our team! He will work on an innovative Seed Microbiome Engineering project: A Route to Sustainable Agriculture, funded by @foodbiosystems in partnership with @CranfieldUni, @AberUni & @Elsomsseeds 🌾

[Postharvest Research Group @CranPostharvest]

📢Last call!📢

Your future in #sustainable #postharvest can start here! Don't miss your chance to join the #fresh produce #supplychain revolution and apply today for our course 💡🍏🍓

➡️https://t.co/gMmoS0f5R5

@CranfieldUni

[Postharvest Research Group @CranPostharvest]

💡🍏Do you want to plan and implement sustainable solutions in the fresh produce supply chain through innovative #postharvest technology, #businessmanagement, and #energy approaches? This course is for you!!

🕘20-23 Jan 2025
📍@CranfieldUni

More info ⬇️ https://t.co/gMmoS0ey1x

[Postharvest Research Group @CranPostharvest]

An early #Christmas treat! Don’t miss the very first #PotatoTalks podcast from @patafest_eu, featuring our colleague @MC_Alamar in an exciting episode. Check it out now! 🥔🥔⬇️⬇️

[PATAFEST @patafest_eu]

🎉 Launching Potato Talks! 🎙️

Episode 1: Reducing Food Waste: From Farm to Fork
This episode dives into sustainability & potatoes 🥔 with:
🌟 Mari Carmen Alamar @CranfieldUni
🌟 Christian Ghidelli @FunditecOrg

🎧 Listen now: Spotify (https://t.co/8f3wSaz3AM) | iVoox

[Postharvest Research Group @CranPostharvest]

Change the game in the #fresh produce #supplychain by learning more about #sustainable #postharvest management! 🌱 Apply now to our course⬇️⬇️⬇️

https://t.co/6tPqqrF3re

...the clock’s ticking! ⏰

@CranfieldUni

[Postharvest Research Group @CranPostharvest]

💡🍏Do you want to plan and implement sustainable solutions in the fresh produce supply chain through innovative #postharvest technology, #businessmanagement, and #energy approaches? This course is for you!!

🕘20-23 Jan 2025
📍@CranfieldUni

More info ⬇️ https://t.co/gMmoS0ey1x

[Postharvest Research Group @CranPostharvest]

Listen to our colleague @natalia_falagan talking about reducing #foodlosswaste and learn more about what we do in our lab ⬇️👏🏼

[Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme @GatsbyPlantScEd]

🫐🔬New Flash Talk: @natalia_falagan - Senior Lecturer in #FoodScience and #FoodTechnology
@CranfieldUni, on reducing food loss across the globe.
https://t.co/N7E1C0Whki
#foodsystems #plantscience #GPSSS24