Short-Course Program (One Month) Non-degree course offering for UGM
Organized by The Faculty of Agro-Industry, Prince of Songkla University (PSU), Thailand Module : Cold chain management for agricultural products: Postharvest, risk
assessment, and cold chain logistics of fruits and vegetables
Date Session Activities
Day 0 Arrive Prince of Songkla university, Thailand
Day 1
09.00 - 12.00 am
Welcome meeting (Video presentation of Faculty of Agro- Industry and Food Industrial Technology and Management program, PSU) / faculty tour
01.30 - 04.30 pm Visit the of Faculty of Agro-Industry laboratories / Food research and Innovation Institute
Day 2 09.00 - 12.00 am Introduction to cold chain management
01.30 - 04.30 pm Understanding fruits and vegetables postharvest needs Day 3
09.00 - 12.00 am Postharvest treatments and technologies
01.30 - 04.30 pm Factors affecting the quality of fruits and vegetables during storage
Day 4 09.00 - 04.30 pm Practical session (I): Factors affecting the quality of fruits and vegetables during storage
Day 5 09.00 - 04.30 pm
Case study on quality management of commercial selling of fruit and vegetables
Trip (I) to the opened-Fruit and Vegetable markets Day 6-7 : Weekend
Day 8 09.00 - 04.30 pm
Case study on quality management of commercial selling of fruit and vegetables
Trip (II) to the supermarkets /retailer
Day 9 09.00 - 04.30 pm Wrap up the knowledge on the postharvest technology of fruits and vegetables topic
Day 10 09.00 - 12.00 am Introduction of risk assessment
Date Session Activities 01.30 - 04.30 pm Risk assessment methodologies Day 11 09.00 - 04.30 pm Food safety standards and regulation
Day 12 09.00 - 04.30 pm Practical session (II) : The risk assessments of local and modern of fruits and vegetables market
Day 13-14 : Weekend Day 15 09.00 - 04.30 pm
Case study on cold chain risks and food safety of fruits and vegetables
Trip (III) to the palm sap production plantation
Day 16 09.00 - 04.30 pm Wrap up the knowledge on the risk assessments of local and modern of fruits and vegetables market topic Day 17 09.00 - 04.30 pm Cold chain logistics
Day 18 09.00 - 04.30 pm Practical session (III): Digital technology for cold chain of fruits and vegetables
Day 19
09.00 - 04.30 pm Case study on cold chain management of fruits and vegetables for export
Trip (IV) to the factory who export fruit and vegetable to Malaysia and Singapore
Day 20-21 : Weekend Day 22 09.00 - 04.30 pm
Case study on cold chain management of fruits and vegetables for export
Trip (VI) to mango plantation/ Small and Medium Enterprises of processing and logistic processed mango Day 23 09.00 - 04.30 pm Wrap up the knowledge on cold chain logistics of fruits and
vegetables topic
Day 24 09.00 - 04.30 pm Trip (VI) to Science Park, Prince of Songkla university to see the novel technology /equipment and management Day 25 09.00 - 04.30 pm Trip (VII) Visit Scientific equipment center, PSU to see
advanced Instruments for analysis Day 26 09.00 am Cold Chain Management Report
Day 27-28 : Weekend
Date Session Activities
Day 29 09.00 am Round up / Certificate ceremony Cultural tour Songkhla old town
Day 30 University tour and transfer to the airport for Malaysia
