Ce Guide a pour objet de presenter les notions fondamentales sur lesquelles reposent les couts de commercialisation des produits agricoles et les marges commerciales qui y sont liees. Il identifie les principaux types de couts de commercialisation, indique brievement comment [...]

Le riz a ete traditionnellement la denree alimentaire de base et la source principale de revenus pour des millions de personnes, et il restera un element primordial dans la vie des generations futures. Dans bien des pays, les efforts de [...]

The objective of this synthesis is to provide an updated analysis of the evolution of postharvest technologies used for the processing and conservation of grains and tubers by African farmers. These technologies permit to ensure food security to rural families, [...]

For a number of developing countries, cereals and grain legumes represent the basic element of the population's diet, especially for the lowest-income, generally rural, groups. In these countries, food self-sufficiency still remains an unachieved objective, and this is not always [...]

The importance of grain storage as part of the marketing, distribution and food security system is well recognized. As early as 1971, the Group for Assistance on Systems relating to Grain After-harvest (GASGA), in which FAO participates, brought together experts [...]