How to tackle Africa’s $4bn post-harvest losses, by experts

The Coordinator of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme at the African Union Commission, Dr Komla Bissi, has said that Africa loses 100 million metric tonnes of food yearly, an equivalent to $4bn.

In view of this, experts have emphasised the need to curb post-harvest losses through effective policies and technologies in order to drive food sufficiency in the country.

They made this call during a webinar on ‘Accelerating access to post-harvest management technologies for enhanced food security and trade in Africa’ organised by the…