Reducing postharvest losses (PHL) is a key pathway to food and nutrition security in sub-
Saharan Africa. However, knowledge of PHL magnitudes is limited. A meta-analysis has …

Clean shelled maize was stored in woven polypropylene (PP) or triple layer polyethylene
(PICS™) bags in the presence of Prostephanus truncatus Horn (PP1; PICS1) or absence of …

Smallholder farmers' interest in hermetic bags has been driven by the need to reduce grain
storage losses due to insect pests and challenges (inefficacy) of current storage methods …

Insect infestation during the storage of cowpea is a major challenge among smallholder
farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Farmers use various postharvest storage methods to …

Interest in using hermetic technologies as a pest management solution for stored grain has
risen in recent years. One hermetic approach, Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags …

Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky), the maize weevil, is a serious pest of economic
importance in stored products in tropical and subtropical countries; infestation often starts in …

Food production and the wellbeing of smallholder farmers are constrained by their limited
financial resources, poor market access, and inadequate institutional support in southern …

Maize is the most significant cereal crop in Ethiopia in terms of production, and it is essential
in terms of food security. However, ineffective threshing and storage of maize grain had a …

The China–Tanzania Village-based Learning Center for Poverty Reduction project aims to
demonstrate China's experience in poverty reduction through developing smallholder …

The agriculture system is under pressure to increase production every year as global
population expands and more people move from a diet mostly made up of grains, to one …