Kaminski, JonathanChristiaensen, Luc2014-04-102014-04-102014-04https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17721The 2007-2008 global food crisis has renewed interest in post-harvest loss, but estimates remain scarce, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper uses self-reported measures from nationally representative household surveys in Malawi, Uganda, and Tanzania. Overall, on-farm post-harvest loss adds to 1.4-5.9 percent of the national maize harvest, substantially lower than the Food and Agriculture Organization's post-harvest handling and storage loss estimate for cereals, which is 8 percent. Post-harvest loss is concentrated among less than a fifth of households. It increases with humidity and temperature and declines with better market access, post-primary education, higher seasonal price differences, and possibly improved storage practices. Wider use of nationally representative surveys in studying post-harvest loss is called for.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL SERVICESAGRICULTUREALGORITHMSANIMAL FEEDAVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALLBANANASBASICCEREAL PRODUCTIONCEREALSCLIMATIC CONDITIONSCOMMERCIALIZATIONCOMMODITYCOMMODITY MARKETINGCOMMODITY PRICESCOMPONENTSCONSUMPTION PATTERNSCROPCROP PROTECTIONCROPPINGCROPSDURABLE GOODSECOLOGICAL CONDITIONSECOLOGICAL ZONEECOLOGICAL ZONESECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIC INCENTIVESECONOMISTSENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTSEQUILIBRIUMEXPENDITUREFAOFARMFARM STORAGEFARMERFARMERSFARMSFOOD INSECURITYFOOD LOSSESFOOD SECURITYFOOD TECHNOLOGYFOODSFRUITSGLOBAL FOOD SUPPLYGRAINGRAIN BORERGRAIN STORAGEGRAINSHARVESTINGIFPRIINFORMATION SYSTEMSINSECT PESTSMAIZEMAIZE HARVESTSMAIZE PRODUCTIONMARKET ACCESSMARKET FACTORSMARKET PRICESMARKET SHAREMARKETINGMARKETPLACEMILLETMILLSNATURAL RESOURCESPLANTAINSPOPULATION DYNAMICSPOTATOESPRICE DIFFERENCESPRICE LEVELSPRICE VOLATILITYPRODUCERSPRODUCTION QUANTITIESRETAILRETAIL PRICESALESSOILSSORGHUMSPREADSTOCKSSUPERMARKETSSUPPLY CHAINTUBERSVEGETABLESWHEATWHOLESALE PRICEWHOLESALE PRICES10.1596/1813-9450-6831