Conceptual Framework for Estimating Postharvest Losses in Food Supply Chains: the Case of Plantain Fruits in Nigeria

Kwami Justina Kenobi Morris; Nitty Hirawaty Kamarulzaman

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Conceptual Framework for Estimating Postharvest Losses in Food Supply Chains: the Case of Plantain Fruits in Nigeria

Kwami Justina Kenobi Morris, Nitty Hirawaty Kamarulzaman

Published in International Journal of Business and Economics Research (Volume 3, Issue 6-1)

Received: 5 October 2014 Accepted: 16 October 2014 Published: 11 December 2014

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Abstract

Postharvest losses which refer to the measurable quantitative and qualitative food losses in any agro-food supply chain account for significant amounts of food loss. Lack of consistent information on exact amount of losses and assessment methods further complicate the problems and makes solutions very difficult. Plantain also known as cooking banana is an important staple food and cash crop in Nigeria with observed high postharvest losses. The current study proposes a conceptual framework for directly estimating postharvest losses and identifying causative factors using a commodity system approach.

Published in	International Journal of Business and Economics Research (Volume 3, Issue 6-1) This article belongs to the Special Issue Supply Chain Management: Its Theory and Applications
DOI	10.11648/j.ijber.s.2014030601.15
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Postharvest, Losses, Food Supply Chain, Plantain, Nigeria, Causative Factors

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Department of Agribusiness and Information Systems, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Nitty Hirawaty Kamarulzaman

Department of Agribusiness and Information Systems, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

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