Post-Harvest Loss Innovation Lab

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Protecting Tomorrow: The Critical Role of Post-harvest in an Uncertain Future

In the midst of an unfolding, unprecedented food security crisis, this month the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss (PHLIL) led the essential theme of...

Post-Harvest Loss Innovation Lab

Apr 30, 2020

Food Security in the Time of COVID-19

Institutions such as the FAO, World Bank and USAID are raising alarms about the potential impact on food security, especially on countries where food security is tenuous for large segments...

Post-Harvest Loss Innovation Lab

Apr 27, 2020

Markets and Trade Policy and Governance Resilience

A Path to Safer Food: The Post-Harvest Loss Innovation Lab Works to Identify and Mitigate Mycotoxins

The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss (PHLIL) is working with a range of committed partners to address this challenging problem of mycotoxins in multiple...

Jagger Harvey

Apr 20, 2020

Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Nutrition

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Securing the Harvest: Post-harvest Strategies to Increase Resilience

Apr 30, 2020 online

In developing countries, as much as one-third of a season’s harvest is lost along the value chain from harvest to consumption. For grain alone, more is lost in sub-Saharan Africa...

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The Art of Communicating Science to Avoid Crisis and Build Resiliency: Mycotoxins as a Case Study

When it comes to mycotoxins and food safety, being heard correctly can make all the difference.

Post-Harvest Loss Innovation Lab

Apr 02, 2020

Food Safety Markets and Trade Policy and Governance Resilience

How Reducing Post-Harvest Loss Creates Resilient Communities

In developing countries, as much as one-third of a season’s harvest is lost along the value chain from harvest to consumption. For grain alone, more is lost in sub-Saharan Africa...

Ahmed Kablan

Apr 01, 2020

Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Gender Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience

Ethiopian Graduate Student Finds Safer Way to Store Grain

By: Caroline Kolins and Dena Bunnel When Tesfaye Tadesse was a boy in Debra-Elias, Ethiopia, he would walk two hours each morning to attend school. Many years later, his education...

Caroline Kolins

Mar 30, 2018

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Research and development is making it possible for improved yields in low-income countries; however, despite this, approximately 20-30 percent of crops are lost soon after harvest. Our Lab researches what can be done decrease these large losses in stored product crops, especially among smallholder and subsistence farmers. Sharing knowledge is a key part of this—to spread concrete wins across communities and regions.

Lead Institute
Kansas State University

Focus countries
Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Nepal, Honduras and Afghanistan

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Visit our website to find out more about our lab, team and ongoing projects.

Stay in touch
For more information, contact Jessa Barnard, at [email protected], or Dr. Jagger Harvey, at [email protected].