Farmers’ grain storage and losses in Ethiopia: Measures and associates
While storage losses at the farm are often assumed to be an important contributor to presumed large postharvest losses in developing countries, reliable and representative data on these losses are often lacking. We study farmers’ storage decisions and self-reported storage losses for grains based on...
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| author | Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane Minten, Bart Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum Pauw, Karl Cameron, Alethia Genye, Tirsit |
| author_browse | Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane Cameron, Alethia Genye, Tirsit Minten, Bart Pauw, Karl Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum |
| author_facet | Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane Minten, Bart Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum Pauw, Karl Cameron, Alethia Genye, Tirsit |
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| description | While storage losses at the farm are often assumed to be an important contributor to presumed large postharvest losses in developing countries, reliable and representative data on these losses are often lacking. We study farmers’ storage decisions and self-reported storage losses for grains based on two large-scale household surveys conducted in major agricultural areas in Ethiopia. We show that a relatively large share of grain production is stored by farm households for own consumption and that storage technologies are rudimentary. Farmers’ self-reported storage losses amount to an average of 4 % of all grains stored and 2 % of total harvest. These storage losses differ significantly by socioeconomic variables and wealth, as well as by crop and humidity. We further see strong spatial heterogeneity in storage losses being significantly higher in southwest Ethiopia. Efforts to scale up the adoption of improved storage technologies to reduce storage losses at the farm level should consider these characteristics. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1426632025-03-26T16:38:11Z Farmers’ grain storage and losses in Ethiopia: Measures and associates Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane Minten, Bart Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum Pauw, Karl Cameron, Alethia Genye, Tirsit wealth crop storage food storage storage postharvest technology food losses crop losses grain postharvest losses While storage losses at the farm are often assumed to be an important contributor to presumed large postharvest losses in developing countries, reliable and representative data on these losses are often lacking. We study farmers’ storage decisions and self-reported storage losses for grains based on two large-scale household surveys conducted in major agricultural areas in Ethiopia. We show that a relatively large share of grain production is stored by farm households for own consumption and that storage technologies are rudimentary. Farmers’ self-reported storage losses amount to an average of 4 % of all grains stored and 2 % of total harvest. These storage losses differ significantly by socioeconomic variables and wealth, as well as by crop and humidity. We further see strong spatial heterogeneity in storage losses being significantly higher in southwest Ethiopia. Efforts to scale up the adoption of improved storage technologies to reduce storage losses at the farm level should consider these characteristics. 2020-02-01 2024-05-22T12:10:50Z 2024-05-22T12:10:50Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142663 en https://doi.org/10.2499/1032568646 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145825 Limited Access De Gruyter Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane; Minten, Bart; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum; Pauw, Karl; Cameron, Alethia; and Endaylalu, Tirsit Genye. 2020. Farmers’ grain storage and losses in Ethiopia: Measures and associates. Journal of Agricultural and Food Industrial Organization 18(1): 20190059. https://doi.org/10.1515/jafio-2019-0059 |
| spellingShingle | wealth crop storage food storage storage postharvest technology food losses crop losses grain postharvest losses Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane Minten, Bart Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum Pauw, Karl Cameron, Alethia Genye, Tirsit Farmers’ grain storage and losses in Ethiopia: Measures and associates |
| title | Farmers’ grain storage and losses in Ethiopia: Measures and associates |
| title_full | Farmers’ grain storage and losses in Ethiopia: Measures and associates |
| title_fullStr | Farmers’ grain storage and losses in Ethiopia: Measures and associates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Farmers’ grain storage and losses in Ethiopia: Measures and associates |
| title_short | Farmers’ grain storage and losses in Ethiopia: Measures and associates |
| title_sort | farmers grain storage and losses in ethiopia measures and associates |
| topic | wealth crop storage food storage storage postharvest technology food losses crop losses grain postharvest losses |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142663 |
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