Post-Harvest Loss in Sub-Saharan Africa : What Do Farmers Say?

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dc.creatorKaminski, Jonathan
dc.creatorChristiaensen, Luc
dc.date2014-04-10T19:32:40Z
dc.date2014-04-10T19:32:40Z
dc.date2014-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:42:39Z
dc.descriptionThe 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 estimate for cereals, which is 8 percent. Post-harvest loss is concentrated among less than a fifth of households. It increases with humidity and temperature and declines with better market access, post-primary education, higher seasonal price differences, and possibly improved storage practices. Wider use of nationally representative surveys in studying post-harvest loss is called for.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/04/19338535/post-harvest-loss-sub-saharan-africa-farmers-say
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17721
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-6831
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/409637
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6831
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SERVICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectALGORITHMS
dc.subjectANIMAL FEED
dc.subjectAVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL
dc.subjectBANANAS
dc.subjectBASIC
dc.subjectCEREAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCEREALS
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIALIZATION
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCOMMODITY MARKETING
dc.subjectCOMMODITY PRICES
dc.subjectCOMPONENTS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PATTERNS
dc.subjectCROP
dc.subjectCROP PROTECTION
dc.subjectCROPPING
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectDURABLE GOODS
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ZONE
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ZONES
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC INCENTIVES
dc.subjectECONOMISTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTS
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectFAO
dc.subjectFARM
dc.subjectFARM STORAGE
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD LOSSES
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectFOODS
dc.subjectFRUITS
dc.subjectGLOBAL FOOD SUPPLY
dc.subjectGRAIN
dc.subjectGRAIN BORER
dc.subjectGRAIN STORAGE
dc.subjectGRAINS
dc.subjectHARVESTING
dc.subjectIFPRI
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINSECT PESTS
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectMAIZE HARVESTS
dc.subjectMAIZE PRODUCTION
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMARKET FACTORS
dc.subjectMARKET PRICES
dc.subjectMARKET SHARE
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMARKETPLACE
dc.subjectMILLET
dc.subjectMILLS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectPLANTAINS
dc.subjectPOPULATION DYNAMICS
dc.subjectPOTATOES
dc.subjectPRICE DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectPRICE LEVELS
dc.subjectPRICE VOLATILITY
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION QUANTITIES
dc.subjectRETAIL
dc.subjectRETAIL PRICE
dc.subjectSALES
dc.subjectSOILS
dc.subjectSORGHUM
dc.subjectSPREAD
dc.subjectSTOCKS
dc.subjectSUPERMARKETS
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAIN
dc.subjectTUBERS
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.subjectWHOLESALE PRICE
dc.subjectWHOLESALE PRICES
dc.titlePost-Harvest Loss in Sub-Saharan Africa : What Do Farmers Say?

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