Journal
FOOD POLICY
Volume 70, Issue -, Pages 1-12Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2017.03.012
Keywords
Post-harvest losses; Food loss; Food waste; Sub-Saharan Africa; Review
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- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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The research, development practitioner, and donor community has begun to focus on food loss and waste - often referred to as post-harvest losses (PHL) - in Sub-Saharan Africa. This article reviews the current state of the literature on PHL mitigation. First, we identify explicitly the varied objectives underlying efforts to reduce PHL levels. Second, we summarize the estimated magnitudes of losses, evaluate the methodologies used to generate those estimates, and explore the dearth of thoughtful assessment around optimal PHL levels. Third, we synthesize and critique the impact evaluation literature around on-farm and off-farm interventions expected to deliver PHL reduction. Fourth, we suggest a suite of other approaches to advancing these same objectives, some of which may prove more cost-effective. Finally, we conclude with a summary of main points. (c) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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