Post-harvest loss reduction in Asia-Pacific developing economies

Don Gunasekera, Hermione Parsons and Michael Smith

Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 2017, vol. 7, issue 3, 303-317

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to review the post-harvest loss experience of several Asia-Pacific economies to analyse the potential impacts of reduction of such losses using a range of remedial measures. Design/methodology/approach - A conceptual framework has been developed and then applied to a case study based on several Asia-Pacific economies to provide an empirical basis for the analysis in the paper. Findings - Limited access to vital farm inputs and credit, poor infrastructure and lack of technical and market information are some of the critical challenges confronting many small farmers in developing economies including those in the selected case-study countries. The estimated “food savings” are considerable if Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s pledge to reduce food losses and waste by 10 per cent by 2020, relative to the 2011-2012 levels is realised in the case-study economies. Research limitations/implications - Further work is urgently required to collect more up-to-date data on food losses along the food supply chain, including post-harvest losses, in many economies across the world, including the Asia-Pacific region. Originality/value - The analysis of post-harvest losses is underpinned by a conceptual framework that has been developed and applied to several Asia-Pacific economies.

Keywords: Agricultural products; Supply chain management; Supply; demand and exchange (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1108/JADEE-12-2015-0058

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