Reducing Postharvest Losses
In the OIC Member Countries
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Oilseed and Pulses
The physical losses for OIC Member Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa is reported in
Compared to the global situation, the losses reported in the OIC Member Country Senegal in
the case/field study was similar.
Table 63: Physical losses for oilseeds and pulses compared to the global situation, literature
review, online survey and case/field survey
Postharvest loss Global Literature
review
Online survey Case/Field study
Industrialised Asia 10% - N- -
Sub-Saharan Africa 15% - - 14% (Senegal)
North Africa, West
and Central Asia
12% - - -
South and Southeast
Asia
18% - - -
Where: - = no data available for OIC Member Countries
Fruit and Vegetables
The physical losses for OIC Member Countries in Industrialised Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, North
Africa, West and Central Asia and South and Southeast Asia are report in Compared to
the global situation, the losses reported in OIC Member Countries in the literature review,
online survey and the case/field study are generally similar.
Table 64: Physical losses for fruit and vegetables compared to the global situation, literature
review, online survey and case/field survey
Postharvest loss Global Literature review Online survey Case/Field study
Industrialised
Asia
15% - - -
Sub-Saharan
Africa
38% 50% (Benin), 30-40%
(West Africa)
30-65% (Nigeria),
25% (Cameroon)
-
North Africa,
West and Central
Asia
32% 10-60% (Oman) 32% (Uzbekistan),
40% (Lebanon)
-
South and
Southeast Asia
32% 24% (Malaysia) 41% (Pakistan), 5-
35% (Tajikistan), 30%
(indonesia)
3-40%
(Bangladesh)
Where: - = no data available for OIC Member Countries
Meat and Meat Products
The physical losses for OIC Member Countries in North Africa, West and Central Asia is
reported in Compared to the global situation, the losses reported in OIC Member
Countries in the literature review and the case/field study are of a similar order being lower in
Turkey and higher in Oman.