Rice Postharvest Losses in Developing Countries

This intensive state-of-the-arts review of rice postharvest losses, occurring during threshing, drying, parboiling, and milling, provides a critical assessment of what, where, and why losses occur; what is being done to combat such losses; and specific recommendations about where future international assistance efforts might best be focused to maximize loss reductions and the conservation of rice already produced. Previous studies have clearly determined that the majority of rice losses occur when harvested rough rice is being transformed into edible white rice. Thus, the authors of this review have focused on this period and include recommendations on new or improved equipment or processes that could be developed to improve efficiencies and reduce losses. The publication contains a selected bibliography of more than 200 publications in three categories: Bibliographies and Information Services, Serials and Catalogues, and Books and Articles.