Improving Post-Harvest Handling to Minimise Fruit and Vegetable Losses in Côte d'Ivoire: An Intervention Study
Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: Côte d'Ivoire is a significant producer of fruits and vegetables but faces substantial post-harvest losses due to inadequate handling practices. Agricultural extension workers conducted a series of workshops aimed at educating farmers about best practices for storage, packaging, and transportation to minimise spoilage. Farmers demonstrated an average improvement in handling techniques that led to a reduction of post-harvest losses by approximately 25% across the tested crops. The intervention successfully improved the efficiency of farmers' post-harvest operations, resulting in significant reductions in fruit and vegetable wastage. To sustain these improvements, continued support from agricultural extension services is essential to ensure that best practices are maintained over time. post-harvest handling, Côte d'Ivoire, agricultural interventions, crop losses, farmer education The empirical specification follows $Y=\beta_0+\beta^\top X+\varepsilon$, and inference is reported with uncertainty-aware statistical criteria.
Author: Koffi, Yamoussa
Language: English
Subfield: Food Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7133569825