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Democratic Republic of the Congo: experts meet to discuss the development of post-harvest loss management policy and strategy
19/04/2017
Food losses are a major issue in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), due to the deficiencies in post-harvest infrastructure, technologies and capacities that affect the country's agricultural sector. On 6 April 2017, key stakeholders met at a workshop in Kinshasa to discuss technical, policy and strategic orientations and recommendations for food loss reduction in the country.
Towards the development of post-harvest management policy and strategy in Burkina Faso
14/04/2017
Towards the development of post-harvest management policy and strategy: supporting a strategic roadmap for the reduction of post-harvest losses in cereals and pulses in Burkina Faso
On 15 March 2017, key stakeholders met in Ouagadougou to discuss technical, policy and s...
MIT study reports improved income, food security and well-being for Ugandan farmers participating in WFP’s Zero Food Loss initiative
20/03/2017
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) carried out an independent study about the scalability and adaptability of post-harvest hermetic technologies based on the WFP Special Operation in 2015. The study focused on scalability, adaptability and impact of the project to Ug...
Help shape APHLIS: your open postharvest loss data resource for sub-Saharan Africa
06/03/2017
As part of its five year rejuvenation project, the African Postharvest Losses Information System (APHLIS) run a survey among the international postharvest loss community to source feedback and ideas on how to best improve its data services.
1st All Africa Postharvest Congress & Exhibition and All Africa Postharvest Technologies and Innovations Challenge
08/02/2017
Last 17th January, the 1st all Africa Post-harvest congress was officially launched in Nairobi, Kenya.
Jane Ambuko, Professor at the University of Nairobi and chair of the l...