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Nutrition planning and post-harvest loss interventions are recognized as multidisciplinary endeavors that revolve around two critical questions. From the perspective of the nutrition planner, these are: (1) To what extent do post-harvest losses impact on the nutritional well-being of specific populations? (2) To what degree can the prevention of food losses during the postproduction food cycle improve the nutritional status of those in need?
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Guggenheim, H. (1982). Who Is the Loser in Post-Harvest Losses?. In: Scrimshaw, N.S., Wallerstein, M.B. (eds) Nutrition Policy Implementation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4091-1_20
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