Technical Platform on the Measurement and Reduction of Food Loss and Waste

Global initiative on food loss and waste reduction

Introduction	Food loss and waste reduction in Malawi, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe
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Country	Ethiopia Malawi Zimbabwe
Start date	14/10/2013
End date	30/12/2017
Status	Completed
Donor	Ireland
Recipient / Target Areas	Ethiopia, Malawi, Zimbabwe
Project Code	none
Objective / Goal	Undertake food loss studies in Malawi, Timor-Leste and Ethiopia. Organise a regional workshop on loss assessments. Contribute to the global awareness of food losses and waste. Improve FAO and IFAD’s response to requests for information from U.N. member countries.
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Related publications	Measuring postharvest losses at the farm level in Malawi 01/01/2017 This paper measures farmlevel postharvest losses for three main crops—maize, soy, and groundnuts—among 1,200 households in Malawi. Farmers answered a detailed questionnaire designed to learn about losses during harvest and transport, processing, and storage and which measures both total losses and reductions in crop quality. Critical stages for post-harvest losses and nutrition outcomes in the value chains of bush beans and nightshade in Uganda 01/01/2022 The reduction of post-harvest losses (PHLs) has been identified as a key pathway to food and nutrition security in sub-Saharan Africa. However, despite policy prioritisation, knowledge about the severity of PHLs remains scant, especially when it comes to nutrient-dense crops such as African nightshade and bush beans. Continental Programme on Post-Harvest Losses (PHL) Reduction Rapid Needs Assessment – Working Document - Malawi 01/01/2011 The post-harvest chain involves a series of interconnected activities from the time of crop harvest, live animal sales at farm gate, milk at immediate post-milking stage, or fish capture to the delivery of the food to the consumer. The nature of the activities varies considerably according to the type of...