About Me

From 1990 to 2025: Chronicles of Three and a Half Decades

Abdul Rahim Khan, a renowned food-technologist with hands on experience on harvest, post –harvest management, processing and value addition from cereals, grains, fruits and vegetables. Mr. Khan dedicated for Research & Development (R&D) as his passion since he was a young food technologist. Mr. Khan has the privilege to work in close collaboration with foreign consultants from UNDP/ ADB/US AID and International Retail stores Metro, Carrefour. He has assisted Pakistan presentation in various foreign projects, Fruit logistica, Gulf Expo etc.

He served in Private sector for two-years then switched to Public sector and joined Ayub Agricultural Research Institute Faisalabad (AARI), Pakistan as a bona fide Research Scientist. AARI was a turning point in his life, being the only institution In Pakistan focuses on entire agriculture sector beginning from Preharvest to Post-harvest of crops including processing of food products.  In 1992, he joined Post Harvest Research Centre (sister organization of AARI); purely meant for R&D, Post-harvest technology of horticulture and agriculture crops including modernization of cold stores.

2025 – Subject Matter Expert

He has vast experience in controlled atmospheric (CA) and hermetic storage, product processing from various fruits & vegetables, preparation & formulation of squashes, jams, jellies, preserves, sauces, pickles, dehydrated products and new functional/nutritional foodstuff.  Mr. Khan supervised the installation & commissioning of food processing lines in the public and private sector. He has acumen for outreach and capacity building of stakeholders, therefore along with R&D he prepared training material, brochures, pamphlets and conducted trainings as Subject Matter Specialist (SME) across Pakistan for farming community, traders, entrepreneur, exporters, field & market staff, storage operator/technician and women workforce.

He is a Well-known figure in SME on Post-harvest Technology, Supply chain, Food processing, Cold store management & operations for storage of horticulture/agriculture products. Mr. Khan design and modernized the R&D labs with state of art equipment & gadgets in his organization as well he provided advice/consultancies to other institutes. Masters programs students and PhD scholars from various universities and academic institutions get benefitted for their research work. He supported the private sector for the designing and development of machinery for processing and value addition.

Mr. Khan’s main characters are passion, innovation, hardworking, team player and humbleness. He believes “Vision is directly proportional to Dedication & Passion”

Currently, Mr. Khan is serving as SME/Consultant for various National and International firms.

1990 – Young Food Technologist

Core Proficiencies

  1. Developing and executing new projects focused on food safety and security,
  2. Fruits & vegetables post harvest management/supply chain specialist from field to
    their intended use.
  3. Define the level of maturity for intended utilization of the crop/produce.
  4. Produce/product specific harvesting and field management practices.
  5. Pack house operations, management and procedure control for domestic & export
    markets.
  6. Storage (low temperature, controlled atmospheric (CA), hermetic, silos) of fruits,
    vegetables, cereals and grains management and operation.
  7. Development of cold storage in relation to technical requirements for insulation,
    temperature, humidity, air circulation, gases management, ventilation and
    conditioning.
  8. Primary processing according to crop/produce physiological characteristics as raw
    material for food industry.
  9. Food products processing (pulp, juice, jam, jelly, squash, dehydrated, freeze-drying,
    frozen, fresh cut) at domestic & commercial.
  10. Skilled at managing new functional & nutritive food products development.
  11. Commissioning and installation of food product processing lines.
  12. Innovative solution provider of the problems.
  13. Training Specialist (farmers, traders, entrepreneurs, exporters, food processing,
    storage, women empowerment) material preparation and conducting.
  14. Monitoring and evaluation of the projects in the agriculture sector.

Erudite of Profession:

  • Job is duty – Never take it as a burden
  • One’s interest, enthusiasm and sincerity – Open new horizons
  • Priority goes to performance – Not to benefits
  • Positivity in passion/profession – Satisfaction
  • Dissemination of remunerations – Natures hands
  • Vision is directly proportion – Dedication and passion