Evaluation of the "Food-loss reduction through improved postharvest handling and value-addition of key fruits and vegetables" project in Ethiopia

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Evaluation of the "Food-loss reduction through improved postharvest handling and value-addition of key fruits and vegetables" project in Ethiopia

Project code: GCP/ETH/088/GER - Follow-up report

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

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Language English

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Evaluation of the "Food-loss reduction through improved postharvest handling and value-addition of key fruits and vegetables" project in Ethiopia
Project code: GCP/ETH/088/GER
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The “Food-loss reduction through improved postharvest handling and value addition of key fruits and vegetables” project was implemented by FAO Ethiopia over the period 2016–2019. By tackling post-harvest losses, the project addressed one of the major challenges faced by producers. Farmers have adopted project post-harvest management practices, techniques and technologies that have helped to reduce losses and increase food security by boosting income and making more produce available for household consumption. The results will be sustainable because of the economic gains the farmers are seeing and the adaptability of practices and technologies. Studies conducted as part of the project provided evidence of the size and significance of post-harvest losses, which were previously undocumented. Evidence produced contributed to increase institutional attention on post-harvest management.
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Reducing Food Loss through Improved Post-Harvest Management in Ethiopia - GCP/ETH/099/SWI 2025

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Ethiopia loses a significant amount of food due to poor post-harvest management practices and technology. A post-harvest loss assessment conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2017 in four major producing regions of the country indicated that the average post-harvest loss of cereals and pulses ranges from 25 to 35 percent. For this reason, the Government of Ethiopia sought assistance from FAO to strengthen post-harvest management and storage practices as a means of combatting post harvest losses. This project built upon the results of a Phase I project, GCP/ETH/084/SWI. The Phase II project focused on maize, wheat, sorghum, haricot and fava beans, as well as chickpeas, and was implemented in the five regional states of the country: South Ethiopia, Central Ethiopia, Oromia, Amhara and Sidama.