HND Post Harvest Technology

The Postharvest Technology programme is developed to systematically and effectively train personnel to fill the gap in the postharvest industry, to prevent food loss and promote food security.

Key areas covered include food chemistry, food microbiology, food analysis, food quality assurance, food processing and preservation, postharvest loss assessment, food biotechnology, meat and poultry technology, sensory evaluation of foods, food toxicology, baking and confectionery technology, technology of dairy products, food product development, stored-product pest & control, cold chain management, e-commerce in the agrifood industry, food packaging technology and entrepreneurship.

WASSCE applicants: Passes in six (6) subjects, comprising three (3) core subjects — English, Mathematics and Integrated Science — not exceeding D7, and three (3) Science, Agriculture and Home Economics electives not exceeding C6.

Mature Applicants

• Must be at least 25 years old.
• Must have a pure science, agriculture or home economics background from GCE O & A Levels or SSSCE/WASSCE.
• Must have at least two years of working experience in the food industry and pass an Entrance Examination.

After training, graduates are equipped to create jobs for themselves and others through food enterprise, with skills in food processing, food product development and food safety. They find roles across the postharvest and agrifood value chain, including storage and cold chain management, quality assurance, and agribusiness.