Breaking down silos: On post-harvest loss interventions in Tanzania
This research examines the effects of an intervention aimed at reducing Post-Harvest Losses (PHL) of maize growing farmers during their maize storage in Tanzania. Farmers were invited to attend a training on best practices in post-harvest maize management, and a randomized subset of trainees receive...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2020
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| author | Vandercasteelen, Joachim Christiaensen, Luc |
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| description | This research examines the effects of an intervention aimed at reducing Post-Harvest Losses (PHL) of maize growing farmers during their maize storage in Tanzania. Farmers were invited to attend a training on best practices in post-harvest maize management, and a randomized subset of trainees received the opportunity to buy an improved storage facility (silos) at a substantially discounted price. Data collected at 30 days and 90 days after harvest, however, do not point to significant impacts of the treatments offered to the farmers. Receiving training on best practices improved stated knowledge but training nor the opportunity to purchase an improved storage had a significant effect on maize storage and sales behavior, physical PHL during storage, or the quality of the stored maize. The research explores potential explanations and provides some policy recommendations for future learning and decision-making on how to address PHL issues in developing countries. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1439902025-12-08T10:06:44Z Breaking down silos: On post-harvest loss interventions in Tanzania Vandercasteelen, Joachim Christiaensen, Luc harvesting losses policies training farmers storage maize postharvest technology postharvest losses silos This research examines the effects of an intervention aimed at reducing Post-Harvest Losses (PHL) of maize growing farmers during their maize storage in Tanzania. Farmers were invited to attend a training on best practices in post-harvest maize management, and a randomized subset of trainees received the opportunity to buy an improved storage facility (silos) at a substantially discounted price. Data collected at 30 days and 90 days after harvest, however, do not point to significant impacts of the treatments offered to the farmers. Receiving training on best practices improved stated knowledge but training nor the opportunity to purchase an improved storage had a significant effect on maize storage and sales behavior, physical PHL during storage, or the quality of the stored maize. The research explores potential explanations and provides some policy recommendations for future learning and decision-making on how to address PHL issues in developing countries. 2020-08-01 2024-05-22T12:18:43Z 2024-05-22T12:18:43Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143990 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Vandercasteelen, Joachim; and Christiaensen, Luc. 2020. Breaking down silos: On post-harvest loss interventions in Tanzania. Policy Brief August 2020. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134355. |
| spellingShingle | harvesting losses policies training farmers storage maize postharvest technology postharvest losses silos Vandercasteelen, Joachim Christiaensen, Luc Breaking down silos: On post-harvest loss interventions in Tanzania |
| title | Breaking down silos: On post-harvest loss interventions in Tanzania |
| title_full | Breaking down silos: On post-harvest loss interventions in Tanzania |
| title_fullStr | Breaking down silos: On post-harvest loss interventions in Tanzania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Breaking down silos: On post-harvest loss interventions in Tanzania |
| title_short | Breaking down silos: On post-harvest loss interventions in Tanzania |
| title_sort | breaking down silos on post harvest loss interventions in tanzania |
| topic | harvesting losses policies training farmers storage maize postharvest technology postharvest losses silos |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143990 |
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