Postharvest loss figures which have been measured and reported in the scientific literature for specific crops and locations and years are extracted and used to create PHL profiles of the level of losses occurring at each PH stage for each crop. As contextual factors such as weather, pest incidence, storage duration, production quantities influence the amount of loss that occurs, these factors are used to contextualise the loss estimates for each crop, location, value chain stage, year combination.

Use the filters to select your focal location, crop, year combination, and then select and switch between the different loss metrics offered: Percentage (%); Dry weight loss (t); Financial value of loss (USD).

By clicking on each loss figure, a pop-up will be displayed which lists the references of the scientific studies from which measured loss figures were extracted and used for calculating this loss estimate. By clicking on the crop name, the data-view will change from showing the national postharvest losses to display the losses which occurred for that crop in each province by each year. You can then click on a specific loss figure to display the list of references of the scientific studies from which measured loss figures were extracted and used for calculating this loss estimate, the relevant loss figures for each study are listed and the table indicates whether the loss figure was specific to the crop, climate type, farm type and was measured.

The contextual dataset (e.g. production quantities, rain at harvest, percentage of crop marketed during first 3 months after harvest, farm storage duration, and presence of specific pests) used to contextualise the loss profile for each year can be viewed by clicking on the contextual data tab on the right hand-side of the screen. 

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