Incentives and disincentives of adopting wooden crate paper lining: A field experiment with traders and retailers in Tanzania
Key Findings / Background • Tomato value chains have high postharvest losses, making the crop expensive to consumers • This study shows that the use of paper lining in tomato crates reduces postharvest losses • The high cost of paper lining is a disincentive to wider adoption of the technology • Wh...
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| Formato: | Brief |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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CGIAR
2024
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159436 |
| Sumario: | Key Findings / Background
• Tomato value chains have high postharvest losses, making the crop expensive to consumers
• This study shows that the use of paper lining in tomato crates reduces postharvest losses
• The high cost of paper lining is a disincentive to wider adoption of the technology
• While value chain actors want to reduce postharvest losses, more evidence is needed on what works best |
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