This dataset contains data collected from a cross-sectional study conducted in the Ho West District of Ghana. The data captures post-harvest handling practices, loss estimates, and associated nutritional implications of fruits and vegetables across the value chain, from farm to market to household levels. Variables include socio-demographic characteristics, post-harvest loss quantities, storage and handling methods, food consumption patterns, and selected nutritional outcomes among women and children. The dataset supports the analysis presented in the manuscript titled "Drivers and Nutritional Losses Associated with Post-Harvest Loss of Fruits and Vegetables in Ghana: A Cross-Sector Analysis." It is intended for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners working in food systems, nutrition, and post-harvest loss reduction in low- and middle-income countries.

This dataset contains data collected from a cross-sectional study conducted in the Ho West District of Ghana. The data captures post-harvest handling practices, loss estimates, and associated nutritional implications of fruits and vegetables across the value chain, from farm to market to household levels. Variables include socio-demographic characteristics, post-harvest loss quantities, storage and handling methods, food consumption patterns, and selected nutritional outcomes among women and children. The dataset supports the analysis presented in the manuscript titled "Drivers and Nutritional Losses Associated with Post-Harvest Loss of Fruits and Vegetables in Ghana: A Cross-Sector Analysis." It is intended for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners working in food systems, nutrition, and post-harvest loss reduction in low- and middle-income countries.

This dataset contains synthetic, illustrative focus group discussion (FGD) and key-informant interview (KII) responses created to support piloting of instruments, coder training, and layout/testing of qualitative analyses for the study “Drivers and Nutritional Losses Associated with Post-Harvest Loss of Fruits and Vegetables in Ghana: A Cross-Sector Analysis.”
The responses simulate voices from rural Ghanaian settings (e.g., Abutia Kissiflui, Amedzofe, Dededo, Kpedze) across four actor groups: farmers/producers, traders/retailers and household caregivers, and cover common themes such as harvest timing and heat stress, packaging (crates vs sacks), transport & road conditions, market infrastructure (shade, water, cold room), overnight storage/power reliability, hygiene & waste management, affordability & diet quality, and behaviour-change/training needs.

This dataset contains synthetic, illustrative focus group discussion (FGD) and key-informant interview (KII) responses created to support piloting of instruments, coder training, and layout/testing of qualitative analyses for the study “Drivers and Nutritional Losses Associated with Post-Harvest Loss of Fruits and Vegetables in Ghana: A Cross-Sector Analysis.”
The responses simulate voices from rural Ghanaian settings (e.g., Abutia Kissiflui, Amedzofe, Dededo, Kpedze) across four actor groups: farmers/producers, traders/retailers and household caregivers, and cover common themes such as harvest timing and heat stress, packaging (crates vs sacks), transport & road conditions, market infrastructure (shade, water, cold room), overnight storage/power reliability, hygiene & waste management, affordability & diet quality, and behaviour-change/training needs.