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Review: Food loss and waste in Sub-Saharan Africa

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  1. Yi Luo & Dong Huang & Fangfang Cao, 2022. "The Impact of Family Members Serving as Village Cadres on Rural Household Food Waste: Evidence from China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-14, February.
  2. Min, Shi & Wang, Xiaobing & Yu, Xiaohua, 2021. "Does dietary knowledge affect household food waste in the developing economy of China?," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 98(C).
  3. Manda, Julius & Feleke, Shiferaw & Mutungi, Christopher & Tufa, Adane H. & Mateete, Bekunda & Abdoulaye, Tahirou & Alene, Arega D., 2024. "Assessing the speed of improved postharvest technology adoption in Tanzania: The role of social learning and agricultural extension services," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 202(C).
  4. Christine Plaisier & Milindi Sibomana & Johannes Van der Waal & Luud Clercx & Coen P. A. Van Wagenberg & Youri Dijkxhoorn, 2019. "Approach for Designing Context-Specific, Locally Owned Interventions to Reduce Postharvest Losses: Case Study on Tomato Value Chains in Nigeria," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-16, January.
  5. Sophie Bruin & Just Dengerink & Jasper Vliet, 2021. "Urbanisation as driver of food system transformation and opportunities for rural livelihoods," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 13(4), pages 781-798, August.
  6. Md. Hamidul Islam & Abdul Momin & Chayan Kumer Saha & Md. Monjurul Alam & Shahidul Islam, 2024. "Techno-Economic Analysis of BAU-STR Dryer for Rice Drying: An Approach to Accelerate Adoption," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(22), pages 1-16, November.
  7. Yi Luo & Dong Huang & Haimin Miao & Laping Wu & Junfeng Zhu, 2022. "Impact of advanced storage facilities on households’ maize storage losses and food security in China," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 24(1), pages 221-237, January.
  8. Fides John Izdori & David Mkwambisi & Selma Tuemumunu Karuaihe & Effie Papargyropoulou, 2025. "Multi-stakeholder collaboration framework for post-harvest loss reduction: the case of tomato value chain in Iringa and Morogoro regional in Tanzania," Agricultural and Food Economics, Springer;Italian Society of Agricultural Economics (SIDEA), vol. 13(1), pages 1-16, December.
  9. Nino Adamashvili & Filomena Chiara & Mariantonietta Fiore, 2019. "Food Loss and Waste, a global responsibility?!," Economia agro-alimentare, FrancoAngeli Editore, vol. 21(3), pages 825-846.
  10. Delgado, Luciana & Schuster, Monica & Torero, Maximo, 2021. "Quantity and quality food losses across the value Chain: A Comparative analysis," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 98(C).
  11. Vandercasteelen, Joachim & Christiaensen, Luc, 2020. "Breaking down silos: On post-harvest loss interventions in Tanzania," Policy briefs 1247693176, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  12. Garcia-Herrero, I. & Hoehn, D. & Margallo, M. & Laso, J. & Bala, A. & Batlle-Bayer, L. & Fullana, P. & Vazquez-Rowe, I. & Gonzalez, M.J. & Durá, M.J. & Sarabia, C. & Abajas, R. & Amo-Setien, F.J. & Qu, 2018. "On the estimation of potential food waste reduction to support sustainable production and consumption policies," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 80(C), pages 24-38.
  13. Tanya E. Stathers & Sarah E. J. Arnold & Corinne J. Rumney & Clare Hopson, 2020. "Measuring the nutritional cost of insect infestation of stored maize and cowpea," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 12(2), pages 285-308, April.
  14. Nanyan Hu & Yonghao Hu & Yi Luo & Laping Wu, 2024. "The Effect of High-Standard Farmland Construction Policy on Grain Harvest Losses in China," Land, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-16, July.
  15. Xue Qu & Daizo Kojima & Laping Wu & Mitsuyoshi Ando, 2021. "The Losses in the Rice Harvest Process: A Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(17), pages 1-25, August.
  16. Shiferaw Feleke & Steven Michael Cole & Haruna Sekabira & Rousseau Djouaka & Victor Manyong, 2021. "Circular Bioeconomy Research for Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Innovations, Gaps, and Actions," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-20, February.
  17. Brander, Michael & Bernauer, Thomas & Huss, Matthias, 2021. "Improved on-farm storage reduces seasonal food insecurity of smallholder farmer households – Evidence from a randomized control trial in Tanzania," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 98(C).
  18. Manoj Dora & Joshua Wesana & Xavier Gellynck & Nitin Seth & Bidit Dey & Hans Steur, 2020. "Importance of sustainable operations in food loss: evidence from the Belgian food processing industry," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 290(1), pages 47-72, July.
  19. Chegere, Martin Julius & Eggert, Håkan & Söderbom, Måns, 2019. "The Effects of Storage Technology and Training on Post-Harvest Losses: Evidence from Small-Scale Farms in Tanzania," EfD Discussion Paper 19-10, Environment for Development, Luleå University of Technology.
  20. Yi Luo & Dong Huang & Xue Qu & Laping Wu, 2022. "An Inverse Relationship between Farm Size and Rice Harvest Loss: Evidence from China," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-14, October.
  21. Elżbieta Goryńska-Goldmann & Michał Gazdecki & Krystyna Rejman & Joanna Kobus-Cisowska & Sylwia Łaba & Robert Łaba, 2020. "How to Prevent Bread Losses in the Baking and Confectionery Industry?—Measurement, Causes, Management and Prevention," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-24, December.
  22. Hory Chikez & Dirk Maier & Steve Sonka, 2021. "Mango Postharvest Technologies: An Observational Study of the Yieldwise Initiative in Kenya," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(7), pages 1-16, July.
  23. Tesfaye, Wondimagegn & Tirivayi, Nyasha, 2018. "The impacts of postharvest storage innovations on food security and welfare in Ethiopia," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 75(C), pages 52-67.
  24. Robert B. Zougmoré & Peter Läderach & Bruce M. Campbell, 2021. "Transforming Food Systems in Africa under Climate Change Pressure: Role of Climate-Smart Agriculture," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(8), pages 1-17, April.
  25. Na Zhang & Wenfu Wu & Yujia Wang & Shuyao Li, 2021. "Hazard Analysis of Traditional Post-Harvest Operation Methods and the Loss Reduction Effect Based on Five Time (5T) Management: The Case of Rice in Jilin Province, China," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(9), pages 1-21, September.
  26. Reardon, Thomas & Echeverria, Ruben & Berdegué, Julio & Minten, Bart & Liverpool-Tasie, Saweda & Tschirley, David & Zilberman, David, 2019. "Rapid transformation of food systems in developing regions: Highlighting the role of agricultural research & innovations," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 172(C), pages 47-59.
  27. Apurba Shee & Sarah Mayanja & Eria Simba & Tanya Stathers & Aurelie Bechoff & Ben Bennett, 2019. "Determinants of postharvest losses along smallholder producers maize and Sweetpotato value chains: an ordered Probit analysis," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 11(5), pages 1101-1120, October.
  28. Chegere, Martin Julius, 2018. "Post-harvest losses reduction by small-scale maize farmers: The role of handling practices," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 77(C), pages 103-115.
  29. repec:mth:jas888:v:7:y:2019:i:2:p:11-26 is not listed on IDEAS
  30. Olaoluwa Omoniyi Olarewaju & Olaniyi Amos Fawole & Lloyd J. S. Baiyegunhi & Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, 2025. "Integrating Sustainable Agricultural Practices to Enhance Climate Resilience and Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multidisciplinary Perspective," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 17(14), pages 1-27, July.
  31. Lateef Olawale Akanni, 2020. "Climatic Variations and Spatial Price Differentials of Perishable Foods in Nigeria," Econometric Research in Finance, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Collegium of Economic Analysis, vol. 5(1), pages 1-15, June.
  32. Yan Xu & Jie Lyu & Dandan Yuan & Guanqiu Yin & Junyan Zhang, 2025. "The Impact of Agricultural Machinery Services on Food Loss at the Producer Level: Evidence from China," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-20, January.
  33. Abdelrahman Ali & Chunping Xia & Moustafa Ismaiel & N’Banan Ouattara & Irfan Mahmood & Dessalegn Anshiso, 2021. "Analysis of determinants to mitigate food losses and waste in the developing countries: empirical evidence from Egypt," Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Springer, vol. 26(6), pages 1-26, August.
  34. Yi Luo & Dong Huang & Laping Wu & Junfeng Zhu, 2022. "The impact of metal silos on rice storage and storage losses in China," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 14(1), pages 81-92, February.
  35. Çavuşa, Osman & Bayhan, Isa & Ismail, Balarabe B., 2022. "An Overview of the Effect of Covid-19 on Household Food Waste: How Does the Pandemic Affect Food Waste at the Household Level?," International Journal on Food System Dynamics, International Center for Management, Communication, and Research, vol. 13(01), January.
  36. Qiao, Dakuan & Jin, Yitian & Luo, Yi & Zhu, Junfeng, 2026. "Does balanced fertilization reduce combine harvesting loss of maize: Evidence from 24 provinces in China," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 233(C).
  37. Cargele Masso & Joseph Gweyi-Onyango & Hilda Pius Luoga & Martin Yemefack & Bernard Vanlauwe, 2024. "A Review on Nitrogen Flows and Obstacles to Sustainable Nitrogen Management within the Lake Victoria Basin, East Africa," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(11), pages 1-21, June.
  38. Klara Strecker & Verena Bitzer & Froukje Kruijssen, 2022. "Critical stages for post-harvest losses and nutrition outcomes in the value chains of bush beans and nightshade in Uganda," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 14(2), pages 411-426, April.
  39. Alammar, Ahmed A. & Rezk, Ahmed & Alaswad, Abed & Fernando, Julia & Olabi, A.G. & Decker, Stephanie & Ruhumuliza, Joseph & Gasana, Quénan, 2022. "The technical, economic, and environmental feasibility of a bioheat-driven adsorption cooling system for food cold storing: A case study of Rwanda," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 258(C).
  40. Sophie de Bruin & Just Denerink & Pritpal Randhawa & Idrissa Wade & Hester Biemans & Christian Siderius, "undated". "IFAD Research Series 71: Urbanizing food systems: exploring opportunities for rural transformation," IFAD Research Series 320721, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
  41. Patrick Ngwenyama & Shephard Siziba & Loveness K. Nyanga & Tanya E. Stathers & Macdonald Mubayiwa & Shaw Mlambo & Tinashe Nyabako & Aurélie Bechoff & Apurba Shee & Brighton M. Mvumi, 2023. "Determinants of smallholder farmers’ maize grain storage protection practices and understanding of the nutritional aspects of grain postharvest losses," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 15(4), pages 937-951, August.
  42. Christopher Mutungi & Julius Manda & Shiferaw Feleke & Adebayo Abass & Mateete Bekunda & Irmgard Hoschle-Zeledon & Gundula Fischer, 2023. "Adoption and impacts of improved post-harvest technologies on food security and welfare of maize-farming households in Tanzania: a comparative assessment," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 15(4), pages 1007-1023, August.
  43. Omotilewa, Oluwatoba J. & Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob & Ainembabazi, John Herbert & Shively, Gerald E., 2018. "Does improved storage technology promote modern input use and food security? Evidence from a randomized trial in Uganda," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 135(C), pages 176-198.
  44. Hory Chikez & Dirk Maier & Sigurdur Olafsson & Steve Sonka, 2023. "Identifying Critical Drivers of Mango, Tomato, and Maize Postharvest Losses (PHL) in Low-Income Countries and Predicting Their Impact," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-27, September.
  45. Barbara Adolph & Nugun P. Jellason & Jane Musole Kwenye & Jo Davies & Anne Giger Dray & Patrick O. Waeber & Katy Jeary & Phil Franks, 2023. "Exploring Farmers’ Decisions on Agricultural Intensification and Cropland Expansion in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Zambia through Serious Gaming," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-17, February.
  46. Groote, Hugo De & Muteti, Francisca, 2021. "Estimating on-Farm Storage Losses in Maize Using Community Surveys in Kenya," 2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual 315309, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
  47. Fabi, Carola & Cachia, Franck & Conforti, Piero & English, Alicia & Rosero Moncayo, José, 2021. "Improving data on food losses and waste: From theory to practice," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 98(C).
  48. Monika Verma & Christine Plaisier & Coen P. A. van Wagenberg & Thom Achterbosch, 2019. "A Systems Approach to Food Loss and Solutions: Understanding Practices, Causes, and Indicators," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-22, January.
  49. Brooks, Jonathan & Diaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, 2025. "How helpful are the “hidden costs of food systems” numbers?," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 131(C).
  50. Cattaneo, Andrea & Sánchez, Marco V. & Torero, Máximo & Vos, Rob, 2021. "Reducing food loss and waste: Five challenges for policy and research," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 98(C).
  51. Elżbieta Goryńska-Goldmann & Michał Gazdecki & Krystyna Rejman & Sylwia Łaba & Joanna Kobus-Cisowska & Krystian Szczepański, 2021. "Magnitude, Causes and Scope for Reducing Food Losses in the Baking and Confectionery Industry—A Multi-Method Approach," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-20, September.
  52. Mesay Yami & Lenis Saweda O. Liverpool-Tasie & Oladayo Olayinka & Tesfamicheal Wossen & Futoshi Yamauchi & Shiferaw Feleke & Tahirou Abdoulaye, 2026. "Market channel and other drivers of tomato farmer production and handling practices in Nigeria," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 18(2), pages 541-558, April.
  53. Rosalinda Nicastro & Petronia Carillo, 2021. "Food Loss and Waste Prevention Strategies from Farm to Fork," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-23, May.
  54. Asma Musfira Shabbirahmed & Prathap Somu & Hsi-Hsien Yang & Samson Prince Hiruthyaswamy & Chetan Shekhar Karua & Akhilesh Kumar Yadav, 2025. "Challenges and strategies for waste food anaerobic digestion: insights and future directions," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 27(11), pages 27009-27042, November.
  55. Kuiper, Marijke & Cui, Hao David, 2021. "Using food loss reduction to reach food security and environmental objectives – A search for promising leverage points," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 98(C).
  56. Endro Gunawan & John K. M. Kuwornu & Avishek Datta & Loc T. Nguyen, 2019. "Farmers’ Perceptions of the Warehouse Receipt System in Indonesia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-21, March.
  57. Martin Julius Chegere & Razack Lokina & Agnes G. Mwakaje, 2020. "The impact of hermetic storage bag supply and training on food security in Tanzania," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 12(6), pages 1299-1316, December.
  58. Bedru B. Balana & Crystal N. Aghadi & Adebayo I. Ogunniyi, 2022. "Improving livelihoods through postharvest loss management: evidence from Nigeria," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 14(1), pages 249-265, February.
  59. Beye, Assane & Komarek, Adam M., "undated". "Quantification and benefits of reducing post-harvest losses: Evidence for vegetables in Senegal," Discussion Papers 305681, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF).
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