Improving food security in Sub-saharan Africa by reducing food loss- GCP/RAF/488/NOR

The magnitude of food losses remains unacceptably high around the world. In 2011, FAO estimated yearly global quantitative food losses in sub-Saharan Africa at around 20 percent for cereals, 40-50 percent for root crops, fruits and vegetables and 33 percent for fish. Food losses are brought about by wide-ranging managerial and technical limitations in areas such as harvesting storage and transportation. This is a particular problem for small and medium-sized fisheries and agricultural producers. If markets are not accessible or market prices are too low, farmers and fishers may let good products go to waste, with devastating results for producers and consumers alike. Given the emerging consensus among African leaders that investment in agriculture should address the post-harvest sector, it was agreed that food loss reduction interventions should be strengthened and incorporated in national agricultural strategies.

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Format:	Document biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	FAO ; 2017
Online Access:	https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/bt808e http://www.fao.org/3/bt808e/bt808e.pdf
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