Breaking down silos: On post-harvest loss interventions in Tanzania
Post-Harvest Losses (PHL) are considered to pose important economic losses for farmers in developing countries. This paper examines the effects of an intervention in Tanzania, aimed at reducing PHL of maize growing farmers during maize storage. Farmers were invited to attend a training on best pract...
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LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance
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| author | Vandercasteelen, Joachim Christiaensen, Luc |
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| description | Post-Harvest Losses (PHL) are considered to pose important economic losses for farmers in developing countries. This paper examines the effects of an intervention in Tanzania, aimed at reducing PHL of maize growing farmers during maize storage. Farmers were invited to attend a training on best practices in postharvest maize management, and a randomized subset of trainees received the opportunity to buy an improved storage facility (silos) at a substantially discounted price. Data collected at 30 days and 90 days after harvest, however, do not point to significant impacts of the treatments offered to the farmers. Receiving training on best practices improved stated knowledge, but training nor the opportunity to purchase an improved storage had a significant effect on maize storage and sales behavior, physical PHL during storage, or the quality of the stored maize. The paper explores potential explanations, and provides some policy recommendations for future learning and decision-making on how to address PHL issues in developing countries. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1713482025-02-19T14:36:20Z Breaking down silos: On post-harvest loss interventions in Tanzania Vandercasteelen, Joachim Christiaensen, Luc postharvest losses farmers maize training policies silos storage harvesting losses postharvest technology Post-Harvest Losses (PHL) are considered to pose important economic losses for farmers in developing countries. This paper examines the effects of an intervention in Tanzania, aimed at reducing PHL of maize growing farmers during maize storage. Farmers were invited to attend a training on best practices in postharvest maize management, and a randomized subset of trainees received the opportunity to buy an improved storage facility (silos) at a substantially discounted price. Data collected at 30 days and 90 days after harvest, however, do not point to significant impacts of the treatments offered to the farmers. Receiving training on best practices improved stated knowledge, but training nor the opportunity to purchase an improved storage had a significant effect on maize storage and sales behavior, physical PHL during storage, or the quality of the stored maize. The paper explores potential explanations, and provides some policy recommendations for future learning and decision-making on how to address PHL issues in developing countries. 2020 2025-01-29T12:58:03Z 2025-01-29T12:58:03Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171348 en Open Access LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance Vandercasteelen, Joachim; and Christiaensen, Luc. 2020. Breaking down silos: On post-harvest loss interventions in Tanzania. LICOS Discussion Paper Series 420. Leuven, Belgium: LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance. https://feb.kuleuven.be/drc/licos/publications/dp/dp420 |
| spellingShingle | postharvest losses farmers maize training policies silos storage harvesting losses postharvest technology Vandercasteelen, Joachim Christiaensen, Luc Breaking down silos: On post-harvest loss interventions in Tanzania |
| title | Breaking down silos: On post-harvest loss interventions in Tanzania |
| title_full | Breaking down silos: On post-harvest loss interventions in Tanzania |
| title_fullStr | Breaking down silos: On post-harvest loss interventions in Tanzania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Breaking down silos: On post-harvest loss interventions in Tanzania |
| title_short | Breaking down silos: On post-harvest loss interventions in Tanzania |
| title_sort | breaking down silos on post harvest loss interventions in tanzania |
| topic | postharvest losses farmers maize training policies silos storage harvesting losses postharvest technology |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171348 |
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