A Study of Rice Harvest Losses in China：Do Mechanization and Farming Scale Matter?

Constrained by resources and environment, reducing food losses is receiving increasing attention in China. This study uses data from 1,106 farmers to calculate rice harvest tests the impacts of mechanization farming scale. The results are: 1) loss rate averages 3.65%, it decreases as farm scale increases. 2) effects on vary with 3) Small- middle-scale are vulnerable production harvesting conditions while large-scale more affected household individual characteristics. Finally, policy suggestions provided.