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dc.contributor.authorRicker-Gilbert, J.
dc.contributor.authorOmotilewa, O.J.
dc.contributor.authorKadjo, D.
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-12T08:24:18Z
dc.date.available2022-08-12T08:24:18Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.citationRicker-Gilbert, J., Omotilewa, O.J. & Kadjo, D. (2022). The economics of post-harvest loss and loss-preventing technologies in developing countries. Annual Review of Resource Economics, 14, 1-41.
dc.identifier.issn1941-1340
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7632
dc.description.abstractThis article reviews the recent literature that has evaluated the effectiveness of postharvest loss (PHL)-reducing technologies for grains among smallholder farmers and small-scale traders in sub-Saharan Africa. We also develop a conceptual framework for identifying and quantifying different types of PHL that include physical quantity losses along with quality losses that are both observable (e.g., discoloration, insect damage, mold growth, and odor) and unobservable (e.g., aflatoxin contamination, chemical residues, and nutrient content losses). The framework considers how PHL affects producers, consumers, and society as a whole. We find that although reducing postharvest quantity losses often receives more attention from researchers, it is the loss of quality, particularly unobservable quality issues, that has a large effect on food safety and nutrition. A review of the literature suggests that cost-effective technologies to reduce PHL exist, but facilitating their adoption requires action from both the public and private sectors.
dc.description.sponsorshipBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Agency for International Development
dc.format.extent1-41
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectPostharvest Losses
dc.subjectPostharvest Technology
dc.subjectFood Safety
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.subjectFood Policies
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africa
dc.titleThe economics of post-harvest loss and loss-preventing technologies in developing countries
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.affiliationPurdue University
cg.contributor.affiliationAfrican Development Bank
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionAfrica South of Sahara
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeSocial Science and Agribusiness
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidRICKERGILBERT:2022
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectFood Science
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectHandling, Transport, Storage and Protection of Agricultural Products
cg.iitasubjectPost-Harvesting Technology
cg.iitasubjectValue Chains
cg.journalAnnual Review of Resource Economics
cg.notesPublished online: 15 Jun 2022
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-resource-111820-020601
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.identifier.volume14


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