Mango Postharvest Technologies: An Observational Study of the Yieldwise Initiative in Kenya

Several studies have evaluated the effects of postharvest technologies on loss (PHL) incurred at a single stage food value chain. However, very few assessed effect multiple PHL various stages This study five (harvesting tools, cold stores, plastic crates, fruit fly traps, and ground tarps) promoted by Rockefeller Foundation Yieldwise Initiative (YWI) in Kenya three mango chain (harvest, transportation, point sale). After extensive screening YWI data, Kruskal–Wallis statistical test was used to compare each technology smallholder farmers (SHF) traditional practices. Results indicated that crates transport or store mangos traps attract kill flies were statistically significant (p < 0.05) reducing sale. Meanwhile, no evidence reduction observed from SHF using harvesting tarps. Cold stores least adopted due their high costs implementation utilization. While this asserts increased adoption is associated with reduction, further research needed identify additional factors favor technologies’ efficacy similar chains.