Tackling post harvest loss in Ghana: Cost-effectiveness of technologies
Postharvest Loss (PHL) refers to measurable quality and quantity loss of food in the postharvest system. The postharvest system consists of inter-connected stages, from the act of harvest, to crop processing, storage, marketing and transportation, to the stage of consumption. PHL can occur at any st...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Baral, Siddhartha Hoffmann, Vivian |
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| description | Postharvest Loss (PHL) refers to measurable quality and quantity loss of food in the postharvest system. The postharvest system consists of inter-connected stages, from the act of harvest, to crop processing, storage, marketing and transportation, to the stage of consumption. PHL can occur at any stage in the postharvest chain. This note describes common types of PHL, approaches to mitigation, and the cost-effectiveness of technologies to achieve this. We begin with a section on common causes of loss, best practices for preventing these, and barriers to adoption of these practices. We then discuss prevention of loss during storage, for which several technological solutions have been developed and evaluated. Finally, we summarize the evidence on the cost-effectiveness of three such technologies that have been scientifically evaluated: hermetic storage bags, metal silos, and a cooling chamber |
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| spelling | CGSpace1458352025-11-06T07:04:34Z Tackling post harvest loss in Ghana: Cost-effectiveness of technologies Baral, Siddhartha Hoffmann, Vivian storage losses supply chains cost benefit analysis capacity development storage structures innovation adoption best practices storage containers postharvest losses Postharvest Loss (PHL) refers to measurable quality and quantity loss of food in the postharvest system. The postharvest system consists of inter-connected stages, from the act of harvest, to crop processing, storage, marketing and transportation, to the stage of consumption. PHL can occur at any stage in the postharvest chain. This note describes common types of PHL, approaches to mitigation, and the cost-effectiveness of technologies to achieve this. We begin with a section on common causes of loss, best practices for preventing these, and barriers to adoption of these practices. We then discuss prevention of loss during storage, for which several technological solutions have been developed and evaluated. Finally, we summarize the evidence on the cost-effectiveness of three such technologies that have been scientifically evaluated: hermetic storage bags, metal silos, and a cooling chamber 2018-03-13 2024-06-21T09:05:09Z 2024-06-21T09:05:09Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145835 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148630 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145580 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Baral, Siddhartha; and Hoffmann, Vivian. 2018. Tackling post harvest loss in Ghana: Cost-effectiveness of technologies. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145835 |
| spellingShingle | storage losses supply chains cost benefit analysis capacity development storage structures innovation adoption best practices storage containers postharvest losses Baral, Siddhartha Hoffmann, Vivian Tackling post harvest loss in Ghana: Cost-effectiveness of technologies |
| title | Tackling post harvest loss in Ghana: Cost-effectiveness of technologies |
| title_full | Tackling post harvest loss in Ghana: Cost-effectiveness of technologies |
| title_fullStr | Tackling post harvest loss in Ghana: Cost-effectiveness of technologies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tackling post harvest loss in Ghana: Cost-effectiveness of technologies |
| title_short | Tackling post harvest loss in Ghana: Cost-effectiveness of technologies |
| title_sort | tackling post harvest loss in ghana cost effectiveness of technologies |
| topic | storage losses supply chains cost benefit analysis capacity development storage structures innovation adoption best practices storage containers postharvest losses |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145835 |
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