5th All Africa Post Harvest Congress Exhibition

16th - 19th September 2025

The African Union Commission Headquarters (AUC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACT AUTHORS – 5TH ALL AFRICA POSTHARVEST CONGRESS & EXHIBITION

The abstract should be written in English in MS Word or Rich Text Format and have a maximum of 500 words in Times New Roman font size 12. The abstract MUST have the following details:

  • Concise title (maximum 15 words)
  • Names of authors, their affiliation and mailing address, and the corresponding author contacts
  • The body of the abstract should contain clear objective(s), methodology, results, discussion, and conclusion/recommendations.
  • Key words

A template (sample abstract) is provided to guide the abstract authors to adhere to the guidelines provided above. Refer to the template at the end of this document.

The abstracts MUST be relevant to the congress theme, Securing the Harvest: Postharvest Management Solutions for Resilient and Inclusive Food Systems.

The abstracts should be aligned to one or more of the following subthemes:

  1. Food loss and waste in numbers – extent, drivers/causes and impact (social, economic, environmental)
  2. Innovative solutions (technologies, practices, strategies) for better postharvest management towards food loss and food waste reduction
  3. Training, capacity strengthening, and community engagement/outreach approaches and opportunities in postharvest management towards inclusive and resilient food systems
  4. Governance, institutional frameworks, policy interventions, strategies, and partnerships for achieving food loss and waste reduction targets – with a focus on SDG 12.3 and the Kampala CAADP Declaration (2025)
  5. Innovative and effective strategies for communication, awareness creation, and knowledge sharing (including digital platforms) on postharvest management towards food loss and waste reduction

The abstracts submission can be made directly online at on the online platform at http://www.cvent.com/c/abstracts/132178df-b62f-45f6-a194-f0bd663ac680  

Publication of Congress Papers

All accepted abstracts will be published in the peer-reviewed congress book of abstracts. Full papers that meet the requirements for publication will be published in a special issue of the International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation. https://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijpti