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APHLIS – a service to loss reduction and food security

APHLIS – a service to loss reduction and food security. What we will cover. What is APHLIS? What does APHLIS offer? Components of APHLIS The downloadable calculator New developments. What is APHLIS?.

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APHLIS – a service to loss reduction and food security

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  1. APHLIS – a service to loss reduction and food security

  2. What we will cover • What is APHLIS? • What does APHLIS offer? • Components of APHLIS • The downloadable calculator • New developments

  3. What is APHLIS? • APHLIS estimates the % postharvest weight loss of cereal grains in Sub-Saharan Africa. It - • Is based on a network of local experts who submit • data and verify loss estimates • Gives loss estimates by cereal, by country • and by province • Can be updated annually • Is full transparent for the method of calculation and • the data used, and • Can improve over time as better loss data can easily • be added to the system

  4. What does APHLIS offer? • APHLIS weight loss estimates can be used to - • Support agricultural policy formulation • Identify opportunities to improve value • chains • Improve food security (cereal supply estimates) • Monitor and evaluate loss reduction activities

  5. Components of APHLIS Network of local experts East and Southern Africa June 2008 to supply data and verify PHL estimates West and Central Africa April 2012

  6. PHL database Network of local experts • Stores key data • Production/yield • Rainfall • Climatic extremes etc • Is accessible by network • Annual up-dates

  7. PHL database PHL calculator • Estimates cumulative weight loss from production • Uses figures for loss from literature and from network • Network verifies loss estimates

  8. Data tables PHL calculator PHL tables PHLs by crop country and provinces Key agric. data GIS maps of PHLs and other data The web site Displays PHL estimates and key data http://www.aphlis.net

  9. Downloads Data tables PHL tables PHLs by crop country and provinces Key agric. data GIS maps of PHLs and other data Calculator spreadsheet • Allows users to enter own figures Users’ Guide

  10. The website • Two ways to get PHL estimates • Consult the tables and/or maps on the website for losses by region, country or province • Download the PHL Calculator spreadsheet to enter user-preferred values for losses at a user defined geographical scale

  11. Loss tables Regional losses for all cereals and by cereal type Click

  12. Loss tables by cereal type and country Click

  13. Loss tables by cereal type and province Click on one of these figures to get details of the loss calculation

  14. The PHLs are also displayed on maps

  15. The downloadable calculator An Excel spreadsheet where you can change any figures in red

  16. The downloadable calculator • The downloadable calculator is available to give estimates at a scale below province. • Add your own data to the calculator easily • If you know the weights of threshed grain available the calculator can estimate grain production • Use the calculator to evaluate loss reductions in projects or to model ‘what if’ situations

  17. New developments for APHLIS Connecting to postharvest loss reduction

  18. A standardised approach to data collection Advice on survey technique How to do rapid loss assessment New developments for APHLIS A manual on collecting losses data -

  19. Data on losses Country web pages with narratives explaining losses Enabling M&E of losses projects (downloadable calculator) Key papers, and Practical tips on loss reduction New developments for APHLIS Making a contribution to a new ‘Community of Practice’ by supplying -

  20. Conclusions • APHLIS is a network of local experts contributing postharvest weight loss data that are - • Transparent in the way they are calculated • Updated annually with the latest production figures • Based on the primary national unit (i.e. province) • Upgradeable as more loss data become available

  21. Conclusions • APHLIScan help in - • Agricultural policy development • Identifying loss reduction priorities, and • Monitoring and evaluation of loss reduction projects

  22. Conclusions • APHLIS is being developed to - • Provide information and advice on loss reduction, and • Contribute to a loss reduction ‘Community of Practice’

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