Postharvest Biology and Technology
Commodity system assessment on postharvest handling, storage and marketing of maize (Zea mays) in Nigeria, Rwanda and Punjab, India

Munir Abba Dandago; Lisa Kitinoja; Nura Abdullahi

Volume 4, Issue 1 , March 2021, , Pages 51-62

https://doi.org/10.22077/jhpr.2020.3297.1136

Abstract
  Purpose: Maize output is decreasing in developing countries due to poor postharvest management despite the huge investments. The study is aimed at identifying and quantifying sources and causes of postharvest losses from farm to retail and suggest appropriate interventions for reducing these losses. ...  Read More

Postharvest Biology and Technology
Commodity system assessment studies on the postharvest handling and marketing of tomatoes in Nigeria, Rwanda and Maharashtra, India

Lisa Kitinoja; Olubukola Odeyemi; Neeru Dubey; Solange Musanase; Gurbinder Singh Gill

Volume 2, Special Issue - Postharvest Losses , June 2019, , Pages 1-14

https://doi.org/10.22077/jhpr.2019.2060.1040

Abstract
  Purpose: This study was conducted to identify and quantify the main causes and sources of losses in the tomato postharvest chain from harvest to retail market and identify appropriate interventions for reducing these losses in Nigeria, Rwanda and India. Research method:  Modified Commodity Systems ...  Read More