Editor Profile

Elhadi M Yahia

University/Organization: University of Queretaro

Country: Mexico

 Biography

Dr. Elhadi M. Yahia is professor at the Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico, where he teaches, conducts research and supervises graduate students on postharvest biology and technology, food Science and technology, and human nutrition. He holds a B.Sc. from the University of Tripoli, Libya, M.Sc. from the University of California, Davis, and Ph.D. from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA. He published 14 books in 3 languages, and more than 200 book chapters and research articles, on biology, chemistry, nutrition, technology and handling of perishable food crops. He was Regional Agro Industry Officer at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) where he helped launch the Global Initiative on Food Loss and Waste Reduction and developed national and regional strategies to improve the agro industry. He serves as consultant to several organizations such as FAO, the World Bank, World Food Logistics Organization, USAID, USDA, ICARDA, the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses, among others. He is member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences, the New York Academy of Sciences, The Scientific Research Society (Sigma Xi), The Scientific Advisory Council of the World Food Logistics Organization, the National Research System in Mexico, and several other national and international organizations.