Stathers, Tanya ORCID: 0000-0002-7767-6186, Lamboll, Richard and Mvumi, Brighton (2013) Post-harvest agriculture in a changing climate. Rural 21: The International Journal for Rural Development, 47 (4). pp. 12-14. ISSN 1866-8011

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Abstract

Much is written about the likely effects of climate change on crop production. However, the discussion typically stops short of how climate change will continue to exert its influence on the increasingly valuable harvest as it is carried home from the field, dried, threshed, protected against storage insect pests, stored, processed, transported, consumed and/ or marketed.

This article shares highlights from the authors’ recent review of postharvest agriculture in changing climates, which is shortly to be published as an NRI working paper. It has a particular focus on durable cereal crops in the smallholder farmer context in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), revealing important insights into the bearing of postharvest agriculture on global concerns such as food security.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	[1] First published: 3rd April 2013.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	climate change, adaptation, postharvest losses, postharvest impacts
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Food & Markets Department
Related URLs:	Publisher Organisation Organisation
Last Modified:	23 Dec 2013 16:19
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/10383

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