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1. The cost of inadequate postharvest management of pulse grain: Farmer losses due to handling and storage practices in Uganda

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Richard M. Ariong, Daniel M. Okello, Michael Hilary Otim, and Pamela Paparu

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Postharvest losses, Dry bean, Moisture content, Grain storage, Agriculture, Nutrition. Foods and food supply, TX341-641
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Abstract Background Investing in postharvest technologies is one way of reducing food losses with the aim of achieving food security, but it is often overlooked. In this study, we assessed the losses and costs associated with the harvest and postharvest practices used by smallholder bean farmers in Uganda. We also estimated the grain Moisture Content (MC) associated with traditional storage practices. Results Harvest and postharvest handling practices result in a loss of about 22% of the crop harvest. The cost associated with this loss is 17% of the output value. In addition, the common storage practices used by farmers are unable to maintain the required grain MC of ≤ 13%. As even a slight change in grain MC can significantly impact storage duration, we found that 74% of farmers fail to meet the required MC, resulting in a loss of anticipated price premiums over an average storage duration of 80 days. Our econometric estimates suggest that storing grain in bags placed above the floor surface could reduce MC by an additional 1.5%. Conclusions Our predictions indicate that farmers who use traditional practices should store bean grains for less than 60 days, or they should adopt better storage practices to increase shelf life and ensure food safety. If more farmers had placed their grain above the floor surface, 48% rather than 26% would have met the required MC at 90 days. It is worth noting that poor postharvest handling has significant economic implications and can lead to food safety concerns due to quality failures in the grain. To address these issues, there is a need to scale up interventions that increase farmer access to postharvest technologies.

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2023
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3. Quality upgrading in dairy value chains: Mixed methods evidence from southwestern Uganda

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Ariong, Richard M.; Chamberlin, Jordan; Kariuki, Sarah Wairimu; Van Campenhout, Bjorn and Ariong, Richard M.; Chamberlin, Jordan; Kariuki, Sarah Wairimu; Van Campenhout, Bjorn

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Innovation Policy and Scaling (IPS), Quality upgrading may be lagging in value chains where the assessment and traceability of the quality of the underlying commodity is challenging. In Uganda's southwestern milk shed, a variety of initiatives are trying to increase the quality of raw milk in dairy value chains. These initiatives generally involve the introduction of technologies that enable measurement of key quality parameters at strategic nodes in the value chain, in conjunction with a system that allows for tracking of these parameters throughout the supply chain. In this paper, we use a combination of focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and quantitative data that is generated by these initiatives to document outputs, describe emerging outcomes, and reflect on the potential impact. We find clear evidence that milk quality improved, but the effects on milk prices are more subtle.

Published
2024

4. Relationships between land tenure insecurity, agrobiodiversity, and dietary diversity of women of reproductive age: Evidence from Acholi and Teso subregions of Uganda

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Gina Kennedy, Ian Dolan, Beatrice Ekesa, Mary Baganizi, and Richard M. Ariong

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0301 basic medicine, Adult, dietary diversity, Biodiversity, women of reproductive age, Supplement Articles, species biodiversity, Food Supply, 03 medical and health sciences, Young Adult, 0302 clinical medicine, Acholi, Medicine, Humans, Uganda, 030212 general & internal medicine, Land tenure, Socioeconomics, land tenure insecurity, Family Characteristics, 030109 nutrition & dietetics, Nutrition and Dietetics, Food security, business.industry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Species diversity, respiratory system, Middle Aged, language.human_language, Diet, Cross-Sectional Studies, Socioeconomic Factors, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, language, Agricultural biodiversity, Supplement Article, Female, Rural area, business, human activities, Diversity (business)
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Land tenure security is central to food security of rural agricultural‐dependent communities, but there is limited evidence linking the state of agrobiodiversity to perception of land tenure security and access to and quality of food eaten. This study explores this relationship using data captured from 1,279 households in Acholi and Teso subregions of Uganda, and the relationships are established using a study sample of 1,227 women of reproductive age (WRA). Sixteen percent of respondents perceived themselves to be land tenure insecure. Although approximately 275 species were reported available for food, household access to a variety of plant and animal species is limited to

Published
2020

5. Institutional and technological innovations to foster agro-industrialization in Uganda: Insights from the dairy value chain

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Bjorn Van Campenhout, Bart Minten, Leocardia Nabwire, and Richard M. Ariong

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Industrialisation, Investment decisions, Agriculture, business.industry, National development, Value (economics), East africa, Dairy industry, Business, Chain (unit), Agricultural economics
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This policy note summarizes findings from a dairy value chain study in Uganda that documented the institutional and technological innovations associated with the transformation of the sub-sector from a USD 2 million industry in 2008 to a USD 150 million industry in 2017. Uganda is now one of the largest exporters of dairy products in Africa. Using primary data obtained from dairy farmers, traders, and processors, we examine the drivers of this transformation of Uganda’s dairy sub-sector. The insights gained can guide policy and investment decisions for upgrading other agricultural value chains that have been prioritized for agro-industrialization in the medium- and long-term national development plans of Uganda.

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2020
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6. Institutional and technological innovations to foster agro-industrialization in Uganda: Insights from the dairy value chain

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Van Campenhout, Bjorn; Nabwire, Leocardia; Minten, Bart; Ariong, Richard M., http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2404-7826 Van Campenhout, Bjorn; http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2183-1845 Minten, Bart; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5323-4028 Ariong, Richard, Van Campenhout, Bjorn; Nabwire, Leocardia; Minten, Bart; Ariong, Richard M., and http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2404-7826 Van Campenhout, Bjorn; http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2183-1845 Minten, Bart; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5323-4028 Ariong, Richard

Subjects
dairy value chain; dairy farmers; dairy consumption; milk sheds
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Non-PR, IFPRI1; CRP2; 3 Building Inclusive and Efficient Markets, Trade Systems, and Food Industry; 4 Transforming Agricultural and Rural Economies, DSGD; PIM, CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM), This policy note summarizes findings from a dairy value chain study in Uganda that documented the institutional and technological innovations associated with the transformation of the sub-sector from a USD 2 million industry in 2008 to a USD 150 million industry in 2017. Uganda is now one of the largest exporters of dairy products in Africa. Using primary data obtained from dairy farmers, traders, and processors, we examine the drivers of this transformation of Uganda’s dairy sub-sector. The insights gained can guide policy and investment decisions for upgrading other agricultural value chains that have been prioritized for agro-industrialization in the medium- and long-term national development plans of Uganda.

Published
2020

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