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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Dear colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>The SANRM WG, in its next meeting on Dec 7, will discuss preparations for a next Learning Forum on “Post-harvest Technology.” This topic was identified and proposed by some members of the WG. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>In order to guide us in preparing for this forum, may I request those organizations engaged with post-harvest programs/projects to send me a list of issues related to this topic. Other interested stakeholders are also invited to send your issues. It would be best to ground these issues from practical experiences, thereby insuring their relevance to both practitioners and policy-makers. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>As the topic of post-harvest technology is still broad, the list of issues that you will provide will determine the specific theme of the forum, and the resource person that we will invite to talk about the subject. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Please send your inputs (list of issues) to me on or before Dec 5. Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Eduardo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>