Quantifying physical and economic losses of Nakati supply chain 2019

This study presents results of a research that was conducted in Uganda to expound the issues of Solanum  aethopicum (Nakati) value chain supply, physical and economic quantification of losses in the supply chain.  Specifically the study was designed to; (i) identify and map the value chain actors of an indigenous leafy  vegetable S. aethiopicum production and marketing and (ii) quantify the physical losses along the S. aethiopicum vegetable supply chain and (iii) estimate the economic losses along the S. aethiopicum vegetable supply chain.A  Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) was conducted at Namulonge, Kabanyoro, Busukuma and Zirobwe villages  on 7th August 2016, 9th August 2016, 10th August 2016 and 12th August 2016, respectively with the farmers to  understand the S. aethiopicum actors’ perception of value chain vegetable losses and mitigating solutions.