Journal of
Stored Products and Postharvest Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Stored Prod. Postharvest Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6567
  • DOI: 10.5897/JSPPR
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 166

Review

Post-harvest losses in maize store-time and marketing model perspectives in Sub-Saharan Africa

Jennifer Swai
  • Jennifer Swai
  • Department of Sustainable Agriculture, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management, School of Life Science and Bio-engineering, The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania.
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Ernest R. Mbega
  • Ernest R. Mbega
  • Department of Sustainable Agriculture, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management, School of Life Science and Bio-engineering, The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania.
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Arnold Mushongi
  • Arnold Mushongi
  • Department of Crop Science, Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute Ilonga, Private Bag, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Patrick A. Ndakidemi
  • Patrick A. Ndakidemi
  • Department of Sustainable Agriculture, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management, School of Life Science and Bio-engineering, The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 07 September 2018
  •  Accepted: 23 October 2018
  •  Published: 31 January 2019

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