Abstract
Postharvest losses are a significant threat to the actors in the yam value chain. In this article, we examined the key postharvest management practices and its effect on the welfare of yam farmers ...
Highlights
Background and problemLow-income, food-deficit countries have become more worried about the global and national food situation over the years (World Bank, 2011)
The objective of this study is to examine how yam farmers in the Zabzugu district and traders in the Tamale metropolis manage postharvest losses and analyze whether and to what extent managing these losses translate into welfare outcomes
Distribution of postharvest management practices among yam farmers and traders During the field survey, it was noted that 89% of the sampled farmers and all the traders adopted some form of management practices to reduce postharvest storage losses
Summary
Background and problemLow-income, food-deficit countries have become more worried about the global and national food situation over the years (World Bank, 2011). Food security will continue to be an issue as far as food production and distribution have not been well integrated with effective management of postharvest losses. Against this backdrop, Lipinski et al (2013) question how the world’s food production and postharvest management could sufficiently feed an estimated 9.5 billion people by 2050, and in a manner that advances social and economic development, while preserving the ecosystems. According to Bourne (2014), increasing food production without reducing the corresponding wastage is unsustainable In this regard, Lipinski et al (2013) advocate that improving food security would require that postharvest losses are managed effectively, coupled with increasing production. Food that can be recouped into the global food stock through postharvest loss management is more certain than what can be achieved by increasing food production
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