Tackling food losses : outlook for postharvest research and innovation in Mozambique

Mitigation of postharvest (PH) losses are part of a major effort to overcome food insecurity and poverty in food deficit countries. Where data quality is poor, government, development agencies, donors and research institutions need to invest in rigorous and systematic field-based studies to assess losses in Mozambique, and to identify matching loss mitigation innovations. Moreover, building local capacity and strengthening policy on PH is essential. New models can include organized farmer groups as well as small and medium agro-enterprises operating in postharvest segments of value chains