Heike Ostermann and Daniel Thylmann present losses in cassava and maize value chains in Nigeria
Channel: Global Donor Platform for Rural Development
Date: 02/08/2013

Virtual briefing__ GIZ's sector project on sustainable agriculture investigated losses in maize and cassava value chains in Nigeria — to enhance global data availability on losses and to provide recommendations for their mitigation.

The study shows significant losses in both value chains, especially in rural markets. To highlight the ecological dimension, the study was followed up by an analysis of the ecological foot print of these losses, comprising water use, land use, GHG emissions and impacts on biodiversity.

Read more on the Platform website: http://bit.ly/15qNPi5