2026-06-28http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/341507This report is produced in the framework of a FAO project "Reduction of post-harvest losses along the food chain in the CARICOM subregion". The main objectives of the investigation included an in-depth analysis of post-harvest handling practices of cassava, tomato and mango producers, retailers (roadside and mobile market vendors, municipal markets, supermarkets), wholesalers, exporters, processors for development of value-added products and consumers, to obtain a more complete understanding of the system-wide nature of quality deterioration and subsequent losses in order to formulate appropriate solutions for quality management and loss reduction strategies; analyses of the mango value chain as items for food consumption, with quality attributes that should be protected and enhanced in various marketing channels; examination of the significance of losses of both technological and socio-economic origins; identification of the links between growers and provisions for transferring relevant research information on identified problems to producers, traders, processors; improved operations throughout the system were designed and evaluated along with alternative post-harvest handling systems; key factors affecting the logistics performance in the CARICOM Region have been described with particular emphasis being placed on the logistics that affect produce losses in the supply chain.66application/pdfFAOBook (stand-alone)