Outreach materials

Here you can find a number of fact sheets and presentations about postharvest losses and the work of APHLIS. You can use these to learn more about who we are and what we do (and why we do it). Please feel free to share these materials with partners that might benefit from knowing about our work. 

Presentations

Introduction to APHLIS (full version)

This presentation provides a detailed description of the background and work of the African Postharvest Losses Information System.
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Introduction to APHLIS (short)

This presentation provides a brief description of the work of the African Postharvest Losses Information System.
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How APHLIS helps countries meet their postharvest loss reduction commitments

This presentation describes how APHLIS is helping African countries to meet their Malabo and Sustainable Development Goal commitments to reducing postharvest losses.
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Fact sheets

APHLIS by numbers

This fact sheet describes the work of APHLIS based on seven key factors.
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User perspectives on APHLIS

This fact sheet draws on stakeholder interviews to describe the experience of users with APHLIS.
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Climate change and postharvest loss

This fact sheet describes how climate variations are making postharvest loss reduction an even greater challenge.
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Tracking food losses in Africa

This fact sheet explains how APHLIS is assisting African countries to estimate the postharvest losses of major food crops, a first step in developing more sustainable and efficient food systems.
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Reducing postharvest losses in Africa

This fact sheet describes how APHLIS is helping countries to meet their postharvest loss reduction goals.
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Postharvest losses in the era of COVID-19

This fact sheet reports the impact that the pandemic has had on postharvest losses.
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The role of women in reducing postharvest loss

This fact sheet highlights the importance of factoring the roles played by women in production systems and the gender and social dimensions that precipitate postharvest loss into loss reduction strategies.
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Financial and nutritional costs of postharvest loss

This fact sheet introduces tools developed by APHLIS to measure the considerable impact of postharvest losses on people.
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