Nutritional deterioration of stored Zea mays L. along supply chain in southwestern Ethiopia: Implication for unseen dietary hunger

• Published in: Journal of stored products research Vol. 70; pp. 7 - 17
• Main Authors: Garbaba, Chemeda Abedeta, Denboba, Lemlem Gurmu, Ocho, Fikre Lemessa, Hensel, Oliver
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Agro-ecology; Nutrition; Quality loss; Storage duration; Stored maize; Storage duration; Quality loss; Stored maize; Agro-ecology; Nutrition

Maize plays a key role in household food security in southwestern Ethiopia, but its benefits have been negated by high post-harvest losses. Previous loss assessment and management studies have focused mainly on quantity losses. This study was therefore designed to assess nutritional quality losses o...