A scoping review of interventions for crop postharvest loss reduction in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

T Stathers, D Holcroft, L Kitinoja, BM Mvumi… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Reducing postharvest losses (PHLs) of food crops is a critical component of sustainably
increasing agricultural productivity. Many PHL reduction interventions have been tested, but …

The predictors driving farmers' decision on drying and storage technology adoption

DF Goulart, MO Batalha, MJ Carrer - Journal of Stored Products Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Post-harvest technology plays a fundamental role in supporting the actions toward the
reduction of food loss and food waste in agricultural and livestock supply chains. As a global …

Returns to investment in postharvest loss reduction technologies among mango farmers in Embu County, Kenya

E Mujuka, J Mburu, A Ogutu… - Food and Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Horticultural production is a source of livelihood for many smallholder farmers in Kenya.
However, the potential is hampered by high postharvest losses estimated at 40%–50% in …

The economics of post-harvest loss: a case study of the new large soybean-maize producers in tropical Brazil

PD Goldsmith, AG Martins, AD de Moura - Food Security, 2015 - Springer
Reducing post-harvest loss (PHL) allows farmers to keep more of their crop and increases
grain supplies, which are critical in a world where resources are scarce and rural developing …

Does the belief of farmers on land as god influence the adoption of smart farming technologies?

M Vasan, G Yoganandan - Benchmarking: An International Journal, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Artificial Intelligence-based smart farming technologies have brought impressive
changes in farming. This paper aims at exploring the farmers' intention to adopt smart …

Determinants of smallholder farmers' maize grain storage protection practices and understanding of the nutritional aspects of grain postharvest losses

P Ngwenyama, S Siziba, LK Nyanga, TE Stathers… - Food Security, 2023 - Springer
Poor storage methods lead to high postharvest losses in maize, an essential staple in sub-
Saharan Africa. Smallholder farmers' knowledge and awareness of postharvest nutritional …

Factors influencing the choice of storage technologies by smallholder potato farmers in Eastern and Southwestern Uganda

R Akello, A Turinawe, P Wauters, D Naziri - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Potato is a key food and cash crop in Uganda, mainly produced by smallholder farmers in
the eastern and southwestern highlands of the country. This study assessed different factors …

An analysis of various factors influencing postharvest losses of the fruit and vegetable supply chain

N Narenthiran, P Prasanna… - International …, 2020 - inderscienceonline.com
This research aims to analyse the factors that contribute to postharvest losses of the fruit and
vegetable supply chain, especially in an Indian context. The work can be broadly classified …

Technological innovation based on biomass waste with controlled features for cassava drying agrotechnology

J Muhammad, J Risanto, G Gimin - BIO Web of Conferences, 2024 - bio-conferences.org
Indonesia is the largest cassava producer in the world. In 2020, cassava production will be
18.3 million tons. The aim of this research is to find an innovation in the field of cassava …

Minimizing post-harvest losses: gaps in post-harvest intervention

S Odjo, H Ostermann - 2024 - cgspace.cgiar.org
In developing countries, post-harvest losses (PHL), which represent the quantitative,
qualitative, nutritional, or economic loss of food commodities from harvesting to …