In this paper, we try to understand what the main causes of food losses (FLs) are. Our results show that producers' education and experience and the number of years in which a producer has been involved in the production of a specific crop are significantly correlated with reduction in FL. Unfavorable climatic conditions, pests, and diseases, as well as limited knowledge and access to equipment, credit, and markets, are also challenges to increasing production of higher quality and therefore reasons for FL. Policies to reduce and prevent FL need to be targeted to specific commodities and contexts.
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Publisher | Applied Economics Perspectives and Policy |
Geographic coverage | PeruMozambiqueChinaEcuadorEthiopiaHondurasGuatemalaGlobal |
Originally published | 29 Mar 2021 |
Knowledge service | Metadata | Global Food and Nutrition Security | Food security and food crises | FarmerFood loss and waste |
Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | value chaindeveloping countriesagricultural production |
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