Post-harvest loss in Sub-Saharan Africa -- what do farmers say ? (English)

The 2007-2008 global food crisis has renewed interest in post-harvest loss, but estimates remain scarce, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper uses self-reported measures from nationally representative household surveys in Malawi, Uganda, and Tanzania. Overall, on-farm post-harvest loss adds to 1.4-5.9 percent of the national maize harvest, substantially lower than the Food and Agriculture Organization's post-harvest handling and storage loss...

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Christiaensen,Luc;

Kaminski,Jonathan;
Document Date
2014/04/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS6831
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Africa,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa, Africa,
Disclosure Date
2014/04/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Post-harvest loss in Sub-Saharan Africa -- what do farmers say ?
Keywords
econometric analysis of cross section

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Christiaensen,Luc; Kaminski,Jonathan.

Post-harvest loss in Sub-Saharan Africa -- what do farmers say ? (English). LSMS|Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 6831 Washington, DC: World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/782981468008454485

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