The 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...
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ПОДРОБНАЯ ИНФОРМАЦИЯ
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2014/04/01
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Рабочий документ в рамках исследования вопросов политики
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WPS6831
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2014/04/01
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Disclosed
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Post-harvest loss in Sub-Saharan Africa -- what do farmers say ?
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econometric analysis of cross section