@article{Beye:305681,
      recid = {305681},
      author = {Beye, Assane and Komarek, Adam M.},
      title = {Quantification and benefits of reducing post-harvest  losses: Evidence for vegetables in Senegal},
      address = {2020-10-08},
      number = {1546-2020-851},
      pages = {24},
      month = {Oct},
      year = {2020},
      abstract = {This study examines on-farm post-harvest losses (PHL) for  three vegetable crops (onion, tomato, and pimento) in  Senegal and the potential economic benefits associated with  reducing PHL for these three vegetables. Household survey  data was used to quantify the on-farm PHL for these  vegetables at different stages between the crop’s harvest  and the sale or consumption. A multi-market model was used  to simulate the effect of eliminating vegetable PHL on the  total value of vegetable supply and international trade of  vegetables at the national level. Results suggest that on  average 30% of vegetable production is lost on-farm and is  therefore unavailable for sale or consumption. Eliminating  these losses could increase the total value of vegetable  supply by 45% (US $72 million) per year and reduce  vegetable imports by 22% (127,000 tons) per year. Moreover,  our results indicate that both private costs to farmers and  public costs to the government related to such PHL  reductions would need due consideration when prioritizing  between investments in the agricultural sector and beyond.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/305681},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.305681},
}