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DOI	10.1038/s41893-020-00622-1
	A scoping review of interventions for crop postharvest loss reduction in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
	Stathers T.; Holcroft D.; Kitinoja L.; Mvumi B.M.; English A.; Omotilewa O.; Kocher M.; Ault J.; Torero M.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	2398-9629
起始页码	821
结束页码	835
卷号	3 期号:10
英文摘要	Reducing postharvest losses (PHLs) of food crops is a critical component of sustainably increasing agricultural productivity. Many PHL reduction interventions have been tested, but synthesized information to support evidence-based investments and policy is scarce. In this study, PHL reduction interventions for 22 crops across 57 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia from the 1970s to 2019 were systematically reviewed. Screening of the 12,907 studies identified resulted in a collection of 334 studies, which were used to synthesize the evidence and construct an online open-access database, searchable by crop, country, postharvest activity and intervention type. Storage technology interventions mainly targeting farmers dominated (83% of the studies). Maize was the most studied crop (25%). India had the most studies (32%), while 25 countries had no studies. This analysis indicates an urgent need for a systematic assessment of interventions across the entire value chain over multiple seasons and sites, targeting stakeholders beyond farmers. The lack of studies on training, finance, infrastructure, policy and market interventions highlights the need for interventions beyond technologies or handling practice changes. Additionally, more studies are needed connecting the impact of PHL reductions to social, economic and environmental outcomes related to Sustainable Development Goals. This analysis provides decision makers with data for informed policy formulation and prioritization of investments in PHL reduction. © 2020, The Author(s).
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Agricultural robots; Crops; Decision making; Digital storage; Productivity; Sustainable development; Agricultural productivity; Critical component; Environmental outcome; Policy formulation; Post-harvest loss; Storage technology; Sub-saharan africa; Systematic assessment; Investments
来源期刊	Nature Sustainability
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/163500
作者单位	Natural Resources Institute (NRI), University of Greenwich, Chatham, United Kingdom; Holcroft Postharvest Consulting, Lectoure, France; The Postharvest Education Foundation, La Pine, OR, United States; Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science and Environment, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe; Economic and Social Statistics Division, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Rome, Italy; Microeconomic, Institutional and Development Impact Division, African Development Bank, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire; Magrath Library, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, United States; National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD, United States; Economic and Social Development Department, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Rome, Italy; RaboResearch Food and Agribusiness, Utrecht, Netherlands
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Stathers T.,Holcroft D.,Kitinoja L.,et al. A scoping review of interventions for crop postharvest loss reduction in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia[J],2020,3(10).
APA	Stathers T..,Holcroft D..,Kitinoja L..,Mvumi B.M..,English A..,...&Torero M..(2020).A scoping review of interventions for crop postharvest loss reduction in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.Nature Sustainability,3(10).
MLA	Stathers T.,et al."A scoping review of interventions for crop postharvest loss reduction in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia".Nature Sustainability 3.10(2020).