Valuation of Rice Postharvest Losses in Sub-Saharan Africa and Its Mitigation Strategies

Atanga Ndindeng Sali, Candia Alphonse, Lamare Mapiemfu Delphine, Rakotomalala Vohangisoa, Danbaba Nahemiah, Kulwa Kurahisha, Houssou Paul, Mohammed Sow, M. Jarju Ousman, S. Coulibaly Salimata, A. Baidoo Elvis, Moreira Jean, Futakuchi Koichi

doi:10.1016/j.rsci.2021.04.001

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2021 , Vol. 28 >Issue 3: 212 - 216

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsci.2021.04.001

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Valuation of Rice Postharvest Losses in Sub-Saharan Africa and Its Mitigation Strategies

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¹Africa Rice Center, 01 BP 2551, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
²National Agricultural Research Organization, Kwanda P.O. Box 7144, Kampala, Uganda
³Institute of Agricultural Research for Development, BP 2123 Messa, Yaoundé, Cameroon
⁴Centre National de la recherche Appliquée au développement Rural, BB 1690, Antananarivo, Madagascar
⁵National Cereal Research Institute Badeggi, P.M.B 8 Bida, Nigeria
⁶Kilombero Agricultural Training and Research Institute, P. O. Box 405, Kilombero, Morogoro region, Tanzania
⁷Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin, 01 BP 884 Cotonou, Bénin
⁸Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute, Tower Hill PMB 1313, Freetown, Sierra Leone
⁹National Agricultural Research Institute, PO Box 526, Banjul, Serrekunda, Gambia
¹⁰Centre Régionale de Recherche Agronomique, Sotuba, BP 262 Bamako, Mali
¹¹Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Food Research Institute, P. O Box M20, Accra, Ghana
¹²University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea, Cameroon

Received date: 2020-04-28

Accepted date: 2020-10-14

Online published: 2021-05-28

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Atanga Ndindeng Sali, Candia Alphonse, Lamare Mapiemfu Delphine, Rakotomalala Vohangisoa, Danbaba Nahemiah, Kulwa Kurahisha, Houssou Paul, Mohammed Sow, M. Jarju Ousman, S. Coulibaly Salimata, A. Baidoo Elvis, Moreira Jean, Futakuchi Koichi . Valuation of Rice Postharvest Losses in Sub-Saharan Africa and Its Mitigation Strategies[J]. Rice Science, 2021 , 28(3) : 212 -216 . DOI: 10.1016/j.rsci.2021.04.001

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