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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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Main Authors: Mwambi, Mercy, Mvungi, Henry, Ernest, Zablon, Termeet, Emma, Dijkxhoorn, Youri
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: CGIAR 2024
Subjects:
tomatoes
postharvest losses
technology adoption
prices
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159436
Summary: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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