Increasing incomes and reducing post-harvest losses in Mbulu [Tanzania]

In the Bashay valley, Tanzania, farmers have received help to purchase processing equipment , and training on post-harvest management technologies and packaging materials, to reduce post-harvest losses and increase their income by processing their garlic crop. The creation of a consortium for the ga...

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Autor principal: Mjawa, Bertha
Formato: Case Study
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 2018
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96940
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Sumario:In the Bashay valley, Tanzania, farmers have received help to purchase processing equipment , and training on post-harvest management technologies and packaging materials, to reduce post-harvest losses and increase their income by processing their garlic crop. The creation of a consortium for the garlic value chain is also helping to strengthen and coordinate the sector.