Though devastating, these are a few solutions:
📌proper packaging
📌cold storage
📌improved transportation
📌timely harvesting
📌trainings on Post harvest handling
In #Ghana and other parts of Africa , PHL can reach 30 - 50% depending on the crop. That means almost half the food grown is never consumed! Let that sink in .
Post harvest loss isn't just about quantity. There is also quality loss:
📌Nutritional value drops
📌spillage causes smell or taste changes
📌crops look unappealing , so they are rejected or sold cheap
Imagine harvesting 100 bags of tomatoes, but by the time they reach the market;
📌 20 got crushed in transport
📌10 went bad in the sun
📌5 were rejected due to bruises .
That's 35 baskets lost = 35% post harvest loss.
Post harvest losses can happen at many stages:
📌during harvest
📌while transporting
📌At the storage level
📌even when packaging or selling at the market .
So what is post-Harvest Loss (PHL)? It refers to the reduction in quantity or quality of crops after they have been harvested (before they reach the final consumer). In simple terms : ✅️food is grown ✅️but it doesn't get eaten .
Let’s talk about a term many hear but do not fully understand: Post Harvest loss. It is one of the biggest reasons why food doesn't make it from farm to fork, and it's costing us more than we think. #Agritalk#SmartFarming
Using drip = more yield with less water.
In fact, studies show 30–70% water savings and up to 2x more yield in some vegetable farms.
Imagine the impact if more smallholders used this.
In places like Israel and Kenya, drip irrigation transformed farming into a year-round food source.
Ghana has the potential to do the same — we just need to scale access and educate farmers.