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Post-harvest fish loss assessment in small-scale fisheries: A guide for the extension officer

Year of publication 2011

Pages 93

Author Diei-Ouadi, Y. ; Mgawe, Y. I.;Fishery and Aquaculture Economics and Policy Division

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 9789251068809

Series title FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Papers

Series number 2070-7010|0429-3945|2070-7029|0429-9345|2070=7010 - T559

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Post-harvest fish losses are a major concern and occur in most fish distribution chains throughout the world. Not only do losses constitute lost income to fishers, processors and traders but they also contribute to food insecurity ¿ a loss of fish means less fish available for the consumer. This manual is the result of field testing and validation activities by FAO of three key post-harvest fish loss assessment methodologies developed over the past two decades. Meant as a working tool for extension officers, it describes these methods and provides guidance on when and how they can be used in the process of planning an intervention to reduce post-harvest losses or monitoring and the effectiveness of a loss reduction intervention. This document also provides the information on data communication and the design of loss reduction intervention to give policy-planners and decision-makers a better understanding of issues facing fishing communities.

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Diei-Ouadi, Y. ; Mgawe, Y. I. Post-harvest fish loss assessment in small-scale fisheries: A guide for the extension officer FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper. No. 559. Rome, FAO. 2011. 93p.

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