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Climate variability and post-harvest food loss abatement technologies: evidence from rural Tanzania

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  • Ndiritu, S. Wagura
  • Ruhinduka, Remidius Denis

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This paper focuses on improved storage and preservation technologies as an adaptation strategy in response to climate change. We also study the trade-off between improved cereal storage technologies and the preservation techniques among rural households in Tanzania. We find that climate variables significantly influence farmers’ choice of improved storage technologies and preserving decisions. Using a bivariate probit model, we find that modern storage technologies and preservation measures are substitutes. Farmers can significantly reduce annual costs associated with preservation by adopting (usually long lasting) modern storage facilities.

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  • Ndiritu, S. Wagura & Ruhinduka, Remidius Denis, 2019. "Climate variability and post-harvest food loss abatement technologies: evidence from rural Tanzania," Studies in Agricultural Economics, Research Institute for Agricultural Economics, vol. 121(1), April.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:stagec:287548
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.287548
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    1. Alejandro Cleves & Eva Youkhana & Javier Toro, 2022. "A Method to Assess Agroecosystem Resilience to Climate Variability," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(14), pages 1-26, July.
    2. Thiago Guilherme Péra & Fernando Vinícius da Rocha & José Vicente Caixeta Filho, 2023. "Tracking Food Supply Chain Postharvest Losses on a Global Scale: The Development of the Postharvest Loss Information System," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-14, October.

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