Call for papers: AAPHCE 2023: Special Issue on: "Innovative Solutions for Food Loss and Waste Reduction in Africa"

AAPHCE 2023: Special Issue on: "Innovative Solutions for Food Loss and Waste
Reduction in Africa"
Guest Editors:
Prof. Olaniyi Fawole, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Prof. Jane Ambuko, University of Nairobi, Kenya
This special issue aims to provide a platform for researchers, academia, practitioners, and policymakers to
share their latest research findings, experiences, and insights on innovative solutions for food loss and waste
reduction in the African context. It presents an opportunity to showcase and disseminate best practices,
innovations, technologies, and strategies that have been proven effective in reducing food loss and waste in
sustainable food systems.

It will feature original research articles, review papers, and case studies based on the themes of unpacking
food loss and waste, preserving the harvest for food and nutrition security; the role of postharvest
management in facilitating trade and market access; capacity development of food supply chain actors;
policy action, strategies, and partnerships to reduce food loss and waste in Africa.
The readership of this special issue includes researchers, academics, policymakers, food industry
practitioners, NGOs, development partners, international organisations and other agro-food actors with
interests in postharvest management, food and nutrition security, and sustainable agriculture in Africa. It is
expected that the publication of this special issue will stimulate further research, collaboration, and
innovation in postharvest management and contribute to achieving set targets for food loss and waste
reduction. These include halving postharvest losses by 2025 and 2030 under the African Union's Malabo
declaration and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, SDG 12.3, respectively.
Overall, the special issue aims to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date understanding of the challenges,
opportunities, and innovations in postharvest management with a focus on food loss and waste in the efforts
to achieve food and nutrition security in sustainable food systems and promote intra-African agricultural
trade.

The Guest Editors will be inviting substantially extended versions of selected papers presented at the 4th All
Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition (AAPHCE2023), for review and potential publication, but are
also inviting other experts to submit articles for this call.
Subject Coverage

Suitable topics include, but are not limited, to the following:

• Technologies, innovations and practices for food loss and waste reduction
• Innovative approaches to measuring and quantifying food loss and waste
• Enabling policies and strategies for promoting better postharvest management and food loss/waste reduction among farmers, processors, and other actors in the food supply chain

• The social, economic and environmental impact of food loss and waste
  The role of proper postharvest management in local, regional and international trade

  Opportunities for women and youth engagement in postharvest management
  Entrepreneurship opportunities in postharvest management in food value chains

  Notes for Prospective Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for
publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely rewritten
and if appropriate written permissions have been obtained from any copyright holders of the original
paper).
All papers are refereed through a peer review process.
All papers must be submitted online. To submit a paper, please read our Submitting articles page.
Important Dates
 Manuscripts due by: 30 November, 2023
Notification to authors: 30 January, 2023
Final versions due by: 30 March, 2023