Conceptual framework for estimating postharvest losses in food supply chains: the case of plantain fruits in Nigeria

• Main Authors: Morris, Kwami Justina Kenobi, Kamarulzaman, Nitty Hirawaty
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Science Publishing Group 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36878/1/Conceptual%20framework%20for%20estimating%20postharvest%20losses%20in%20food%20supply%20chains.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36878/; http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/specialissue/paperinfo.aspx?journalid=178&specialissueid=178001&doi=10.11648/j.ijber.s.2014030601.15

Postharvest losses which refer to the measurable quantitative and qualitative food losses in any agro-food supply chain account for significant amounts of food loss. Lack of consistent information on exact amount of losses and assessment methods further complicate the problems and makes solutions ve...