Farmers’ grain storage and losses in Ethiopia: Measures and associates
Storage losses at the farm are often assumed to be an important contributor to presumed large postharvest losses in developing countries. However, reliable and representative data on these losses are often lacking. We study farmers’ storage decisions and self-reported storage losses for grain based...
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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 | Storage losses at the farm are often assumed to be an important contributor to presumed large postharvest losses in developing countries. However, reliable and representative data on these losses are often lacking. We study farmers’ storage decisions and self-reported storage losses for grain based on two recent 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 themselves, 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 grain stored and 2 percent of the total harvest. These storage losses are shown to differ significantly by socio-economic variables and wealth, but also by crop and humidity. 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 | CGSpace1469722025-11-06T06:36:29Z 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 grain storage crop storage socio-economic households capacity development postharvest losses Storage losses at the farm are often assumed to be an important contributor to presumed large postharvest losses in developing countries. However, reliable and representative data on these losses are often lacking. We study farmers’ storage decisions and self-reported storage losses for grain based on two recent 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 themselves, 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 grain stored and 2 percent of the total harvest. These storage losses are shown to differ significantly by socio-economic variables and wealth, but also by crop and humidity. 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. 2018-03-09 2024-06-21T09:10:04Z 2024-06-21T09:10:04Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146972 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145825 https://doi.org/10.1515/jafio-2019-0059 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ethiopia Development Research Institute Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane; Minten, Bart; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum; Pauw, Karl; Cameron, Alethia; and Endaylalu, Tirsit Genye. 2018. Farmers’ grain storage and losses in Ethiopia: Measures and associates. ESSP Working Paper 115. Washington, DC and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146972 |
| spellingShingle | wealth grain storage crop storage socio-economic households capacity development 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 grain storage crop storage socio-economic households capacity development postharvest losses |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146972 |
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