New journal article by Bart Minten, Seneshaw Tamru and Thomas Reardon. Abstract: We study post-harvest losses (PHL) in important and rapidly growing rural–urban value chains in Ethiopia. We analyze self-reported PHL from different value chain agents – farmers, wholesale traders, processors, and retailers – based on unique large-scale data sets for two major commercial commodities, […] Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
India forum: Securing the harvest for food security
BY REBIKA LAISHRAM , SARAH SCHWARTZ AND MARIA JONES Each year, about 1.3 billion tons of food produced for human consumption is lost after harvest and before reaching consumers around the world, according to the FAO. In India, postharvest losses amount... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
Tackling Food Loss and Waste in NENA through a Voluntary Code of Conduct
January 12, 2019 Divine Njie - Deputy Strategic Programme Leader, Food Systems Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Background It is very difficult to give an exact figure of the quantities of food loss and waste (FLW) that occur in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region. Nevertheless, what is not in doubt is […] Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
Post-harvest losses in rural-urban value chains: Evidence from Ethiopia
ESSP Working Paper 135, by Bart Minten, Seneshaw Tamru, and Thomas Reardon. Abstract: We study post-harvest losses (PHL) in important and rapidly growing rural-urban value chains in Ethiopia. We analyze self-reported PHL from different value chain agents – farmers, wholesale traders, processors, and retailers – based on unique large-scale data sets for two major commercial >> Read more Source: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
AJARE Best Paper Award: Measuring Post-harvest Losses at the Farm Level in Malawi
IFPRI Malawi congratulates Kate Ambler, Alan de Brauw, and Susan Godlonton, who received the 2018 AAERS-Wiley Blackwell Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Award for their paper, "Measuring Post-harvest Losses at the Farm Level in Malawi." The award was presented during the 63rd Annual AARES Conference in Melbourne, Australia. About the study Reducing food >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
