Postharvest Losses, Technology, and Employment: The Case of Rice in Bangladesh

Greeley, Martin

ISBN 10: 0367283972 / ISBN 13: 9780367283971

Published by CRC Pr I Llc, 2019

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345 pages. 9.41x6.22x0.94 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Postharvest Losses, Technology, and Employment: The Case of Rice in Bangladesh
• Publisher: CRC Pr I Llc
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367283972
• ISBN 13: 9780367283971
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1.4 kilograms

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Synopsis

This book presents a Bangladesh case study of the farm-level postharvest system. There are two main objectives. First, to use measured estimates of food loss to test (and reject) the conventional assumptions: that postharvest farm-level food losses are large; that they can be prevented cost-effectively by technical change; and that as a consequence, there will be more food consumption by hungry people. Commonly, none of these assumptions are true and the evidence from Bangladesh, plus supporting evidence from elsewhere, is used to show why they are wrong.

About the Author

Martin Greeley