Synopsis: Farmers’ grain storage and losses in Ethiopia: Measures and associates
Storage losses of crops on the farm are often assumed to be an important contributor to presumed large post-harvest losses in developing countries. However, reliable and representative estimates on these losses are often lacking. We study farmers’ storage decisions and self-reported storage losses f...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane Li, Lan Minten, Bart Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum Pauw, Karl Cameron, Alethia Genye, Tirsit |
| author_browse | Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane Cameron, Alethia Genye, Tirsit Li, Lan Minten, Bart Pauw, Karl Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum |
| author_facet | Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane Li, Lan Minten, Bart Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum Pauw, Karl Cameron, Alethia Genye, Tirsit |
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| description | Storage losses of crops on the farm are often assumed to be an important contributor to presumed large post-harvest losses in developing countries. However, reliable and representative estimates on these losses are often lacking. We study farmers’ storage decisions and self-reported storage losses for grain crops based on two recent large-scale household surveys conducted in major grain producing areas in Ethiopia. We show that a relatively large share of grain production is stored, mainly for own consumption, and that storage technologies are rudimentary. We find that farmers’ self-reported storage losses amount to an average of 4 percent of all grains stored and 2 percent of the total harvest. These storage losses are shown to differ significantly by some households’ socio-economic characteristics and wealth and also by crop and prevailing humidity levels. We further see strong spatial heterogeneity in storage losses, being significantly higher in the southwestern part of the country. Efforts to scale up the adoption of improved storage technologies to reduce storage losses at the farm level should take into consideration these characteristics. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1458252025-11-06T07:15:35Z Synopsis: Farmers’ grain storage and losses in Ethiopia: Measures and associates Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane Li, Lan Minten, Bart Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum Pauw, Karl Cameron, Alethia Genye, Tirsit wealth grain storage crop storage socio-economic households capacity development postharvest losses Storage losses of crops on the farm are often assumed to be an important contributor to presumed large post-harvest losses in developing countries. However, reliable and representative estimates on these losses are often lacking. We study farmers’ storage decisions and self-reported storage losses for grain crops based on two recent large-scale household surveys conducted in major grain producing areas in Ethiopia. We show that a relatively large share of grain production is stored, mainly for own consumption, and that storage technologies are rudimentary. We find that farmers’ self-reported storage losses amount to an average of 4 percent of all grains stored and 2 percent of the total harvest. These storage losses are shown to differ significantly by some households’ socio-economic characteristics and wealth and also by crop and prevailing humidity levels. We further see strong spatial heterogeneity in storage losses, being significantly higher in the southwestern part of the country. Efforts to scale up the adoption of improved storage technologies to reduce storage losses at the farm level should take into consideration these characteristics. 2018-10-31 2024-06-21T09:05:07Z 2024-06-21T09:05:07Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145825 en https://doi.org/10.2499/1032568646 https://doi.org/10.1515/jafio-2019-0059 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ethiopia Development Research Institute Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane; Li, Lan; Minten, Bart; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum; Pauw, Karl; Cameron, Alethia; and Endaylalu, Tirsit Genye. 2018. Synopsis: Farmers’ grain storage and losses in Ethiopia: Measures and associates. ESSP Research Note 71. Washington, DC and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145825 |
| spellingShingle | wealth grain storage crop storage socio-economic households capacity development postharvest losses Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane Li, Lan Minten, Bart Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum Pauw, Karl Cameron, Alethia Genye, Tirsit Synopsis: Farmers’ grain storage and losses in Ethiopia: Measures and associates |
| title | Synopsis: Farmers’ grain storage and losses in Ethiopia: Measures and associates |
| title_full | Synopsis: Farmers’ grain storage and losses in Ethiopia: Measures and associates |
| title_fullStr | Synopsis: Farmers’ grain storage and losses in Ethiopia: Measures and associates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synopsis: Farmers’ grain storage and losses in Ethiopia: Measures and associates |
| title_short | Synopsis: Farmers’ grain storage and losses in Ethiopia: Measures and associates |
| title_sort | synopsis farmers grain storage and losses in ethiopia measures and associates |
| topic | wealth grain storage crop storage socio-economic households capacity development postharvest losses |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145825 |
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