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Change of post harvest crop losses (total and by crop type)

Change of post harvest crop losses (total and by crop type)

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Result Level:
  • Outcome
Objectives:
  • Productivity enhancement
Description:

The proportion of the harvested crop that is neither consumed directly by the household nor sold. Reducing the proportion of the crop lost is an improvement. Need to look at issues such as storage practices, construction of storage facilities Reduced post harvest crop loss is a proxy for increased MAHFP. - Includes staple crop, vegetable and agroforestry production.

Disaggregated By:

Geography/Livelihoods zone; Head of household’s gender, age, disabilities, chronic diseases, dependency ratio, and any other relevant criteria, such as urban/rural context, religious, ethnic or political identities; Wealth groups; Livelihoods group (e.g. pastoralist, farmers, traders); Period to achieve the objective;

Direction of change:
  • Decrease (distance)
Data source:

Both secondary and primary data collection can be used according to context. Baseline/Endline. If multiyear programme depending on comparison requirements between lean season and other seasons, consider an interim reporting/evaluation; Secondary data. Reliable/relevant sources from other actors, clusters or government. Data Collection methods: Secondary data analysis; Households Survey, Focus Group Discussion; Productive Organizations records Pre and Post Harvest Crop Assessments Observation

Sector/Subsector:
  • Primary production
Source: CWW-2 FAO-1 ACF-1 OXFAM-1
Examples:

Measure Notes:

> Total quantity of Households production (by type) relative to baseline > Total quantity of Households production losses (by type) relative to baseline > Number of storage facilities available relative to baseline > Number of Households that utilize storage facilities relative to baseline - Proportional piling/ranking are useful methods to define the various priority storages/loss reasons as well as quantities and proportions of loss changes. - Needs to consider linkages with MAHFP (see Core Indicators) If we use recall (farmer estimate) as opposed to actual measurement, the results may be over or under estimated. Home consumption is rarely recorded accurately. Some harvest may have been given as gifts, to pay workers harvesting the crop or to repay seed loans, or may have been received from other farmers.