Knowledge for a sustainable world

Rick J Hodges, Ruth Leavett

The impact of postharvest losses of staple cereal grains in Sub-Saharan Africa is being shown to the world on YouTube. Following the publication by the World Bank of 'Missing Food: The case of postharvest losses in Sub-Saharan Africa' (prepared from an initial draft by NRI staff Rick Hodges, Ben Bennett, Tanya Stathers and Paul Mwebase), the essentials from the report are displayed in a very imaginative cartoon, relaying the message that "reducing postharvest losses is an essential pillar in a successful food strategy":