Unpacking postharvest losses in Sub-Saharan Africa : a meta-analysis

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dc.contributor.authorAffognon, Hippolyte
dc.contributor.authorMutungi, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorSanginga, Pascal
dc.contributor.authorBorgemeister, Christian
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-30T15:12:51Z
dc.date.available2014-10-30T15:12:51Z
dc.date.copyright2014
dc.date.issued2015-02
dc.description.abstractReducing postharvest losses (PHL) is key to food and nutrition security in sub-Saharan Africa. However, knowledge of PHL magnitudes is limited. For instance 85% of loss estimates generated using appropriate methodologies did not qualify for statistical meta-analysis because a standard deviation was not assigned to them nor could be computed. Many datasets do not account for the interaction of various loss agents, and are single-point measurements which omit influence of exogenous factors such as local food use patterns, practices, and coping strategies. Overall, technologies for loss mitigation need to address dynamics of supply chains, and more rigorous PHL assessment is needed.en
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dc.identifier.citationAffognon, H., Mutungi, C., Sanginga, P., & Borgemeister, C. (2015). Unpacking Postharvest Losses in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Meta-Analysis. World Development, 66, 49-68. doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.08.002en
dc.identifier.issn0305-750X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/53220
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
dc.subjectVALUE CHAINSen
dc.subjectAFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.subjectPOSTHARVEST LOSSESen
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITYen
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL STATISTICSen
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYen
dc.titleUnpacking postharvest losses in Sub-Saharan Africa : a meta-analysisen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.holderElsevier Ltd.
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BYen
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber106868001
idrc.project.number106868
idrc.project.titlePostharvest Losses in Africa: Analytical Review and Synthesisen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC01-724-24
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC PERSONNELen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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