Loss of African Indigenous Leafy Vegetables along the Supply Chain

Gogo, Elisha Otieno; Opiyo, Arnold M.; Ulrichs, Christian; Huyskens-Keil, Susanne

doi:10.1080/19315260.2017.1421595

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“…) Gogo, Opiyo, Ulrichs, and Huyskens-Keil (2018). reported postharvest losses exceeding half of the production quantity of cowpea leaves and other AIVs among some of the farmers in Kenya.…”

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A review of the contribution of cowpea leaves to food and nutrition security in East Africa

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Okoth

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Food Science & Nutrition

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Cowpea leaf is among the African indigenous vegetables that have been recommended for possible alleviation of food and nutrition insecurity in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). The vegetable is rich in micronutrients including iron and vitamin A whose deficiencies are prevalent in SSA. Considering the limitation of seasonal availability, preservation techniques have been adopted to enhance availability with little success. This review aims at highlighting the contribution of cowpeas leaves to food and nutrition security as well as research gaps that must be addressed to promote the utilization of value‐added forms that would have extended effect of improving its production and consumption. It was found that preserved and fresh cowpea leaves were rich in beta‐carotene and iron in the ranges of 0.25–36.55 and 0.17–75.00 mg/100 g dry weight, respectively. The proportion of rural households incorporating the vegetable in its various forms in the region can be as high as 30%. With adequate utilization, the vegetable provided up to ≥ 75% and 25% of RDAs for vitamin A and iron, respectively, of children aged 4–8. However, the utilization of preserved forms faced a limitation for a deviation of up to 30% in their sensory scores and decreased nutrient content as compared to the fresh ones hugely hindered their market penetration. Utilization of novel processing techniques incorporating concept of hurdle technology can help address these quality losses. In conclusion, preservation of cowpea leaves should seek not only to enhance the shelf‐life, but also to enhance acceptability of the products with a view of increased utilization.

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“…) Gogo, Opiyo, Ulrichs, and Huyskens-Keil (2018). reported postharvest losses exceeding half of the production quantity of cowpea leaves and other AIVs among some of the farmers in Kenya.…”

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A review of the contribution of cowpea leaves to food and nutrition security in East Africa

Owade

Abong

Okoth

et al. 2019

Food Science & Nutrition

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“…Thus, as many authors have found in their studies having lack of storage infrastructure give rise to FL (Chauhan et al, 2018;Gogo et al, 2018;Canali et al, 2017;Gogo et al, 2017;Willersinn et al, 2015;Beretta et al, 2013).…”

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“…Another sub-factor of FL is technical causes such as inadequate systems of control (Canali et al, 2017), suboptimal operation and ease of use equipment (Canali et al, 2017), changes in production line and method of processing (Beretta et al, 2013), deficiencies through cleaning machines (Göbel et al, 2015), inefficient operations management (Priefer et al, 2016). These causes lead to the production of abnormal products, consumers will not prefer to buy such products, and eventually, food turns into waste (Gogo et al, 2018;Beausang et al, 2017;Gogo et al, 2017;Willersinn et al, 2015).…”

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“…If the deficiency is experienced in the cold chain during transportation, this means that the transported product is broken or the shelf life will be much shorter than it should. Thus, cold chain inefficiency causes food loss at the production stage (Gogo et al, 2018;Arivazhagan et al, 2017;Canali et al, 2017;Gogo et al, 2017). As Göbel et al (2015) mentioned, delays in transportation could cause to food loss.…”

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“…Incorrect stacking such as wrong temperature or atmospheric condition during the storage may cause products to deteriorate while products are waiting on the shelf or shorter shelf life than expected which leads to FL (Gogo et al, 2018;Arivazhagan et al, 2017;Raak et al, 2017).…”

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Loss of African Indigenous Leafy Vegetables along the Supply Chain

Cited by 29 publications

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