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ArticleExtent of pre-harvest and post-harvest losses and their causes: identifying critical loss points in the dried bean supply chain of the school meals program in Kajiado and Kitui counties of Kenya 2025
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No results found.The extent of pre- and post-harvest losses in supply chains linked to the home-grown school meals program (HGSMP) is not documented. This study sought to fill this gap and determine critical loss points along the dried bean supply chain of the HGSMP. The study was conducted in Kajiado and Kitui Counties. Secondary and primary data were collected for this study. Primary data was collected from all the schools implementing the HGSMP and all other supply chain actors linked to the programme within the two counties through interviews and direct measurement of the losses (load-tracking). Data was analysed using the FAO case study methodology. Producers reported quantitative losses of about 18.4% and 6.6% in Kitui and Kajiado Counties, respectively. Traders estimated quantitative losses at 5.8% and 12.6% in Kajiado and Kitui, respectively. The study revealed that the storage stage is a critical loss point for both producers and traders. Promotion of awareness and appropriate technologies and practices for storage and post-harvest handling of food commodities procured for school meals can contribute to reducing losses. Capacity building of supply chain actors on proper pre-harvest agricultural practices and post-harvest management is also essential for the reduction of pre- and post-harvest losses. -
DocumentReducing Food Loss in Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda - RBA GLO 001 SWI 2018Many smallholder farmers rely on grains and pulses as their staple food. Although production and post-harvest systems are undergoing constant improvement, some of the highest levels of food losses take place at farm level, thereby contributing to high food prices and removing part of the food supply from markets. With a shared motivation to reduce food losses in general, and post-harvest losses (PHL) in particular, the Rome-based agencies (FAO, IFAD and WFP) joined forces to strengthen capacities of stakeholders at different levels and develop a market-oriented approach to address inefficiencies in grain supply chains that result in food losses in food deficit areas. By facilitating linkages and information sharing through a global Community of Practice (CoP) on food loss reduction, developed within the SAVE FOOD global initiative, the project raised awareness and identified and disseminated solutions and strategies to reduce food losses.
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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetFood loss analysis for identification of critical loss points and solutions of sorghum, maize and cowpea value chains in Burkina Faso 2017
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No results found.The RBA Project is jointly implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP). Funded by the Government of Switzerland, the Project seeks to improve food security and income-generating opportunities through the reduction of post-harvest losses in supported grain and pulse value chains. The Project identified critical loss points, and supported the piloting of good practice s and solutions to reduce post-harvest losses and improve handling and storage in the pilot countries Burkina Faso, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This flyer is illustrating the critical loss points and recommended solutions identified in Burkina Faso applying the FAO case study methodology for Food Loss Analysis: causes and solutions.
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