New journal article by Bart Minten, Seneshaw Tamru and Thomas Reardon. Abstract: We study post-harvest losses (PHL) in important and rapidly growing rural–urban value chains in Ethiopia. We analyze self-reported PHL from different value chain agents – farmers, wholesale traders, processors, and retailers – based on unique large-scale data sets for two major commercial commodities, […]
Post-harvest losses in rural-urban value chains: Evidence from Ethiopia
ESSP Working Paper 135, by Bart Minten, Seneshaw Tamru, and Thomas Reardon. Abstract: We study post-harvest losses (PHL) in important and rapidly growing rural-urban value chains in Ethiopia.
Farmers’ grain storage and losses in Ethiopia: Measures and associates
A presentation on "Farmers’ grain storage and losses in Ethiopia: Measures and associates" was given by Fantu Nisrane Bachewe of IFPRI-ESSP at the Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) on October 20, 2017.
Synopsis: How big are post-harvest losses? Evidence from teff
ESSP Research Note 60: by Bart Minten, Ermias Engida, and Seneshaw Tamru. Synopsis of Working Paper 93.
How big are post-harvest losses in Ethiopia? Evidence from teff
ESSP Working Paper 93, by Bart Minten, Ermias Engida, and Seneshaw Tamru . Abstract: Based on a unique large-scale data set on teff production and marketing, Ethiopia’s most important cash crop, we study post-harvest losses in rural-urban value chains,