Typology of Tomato Cropping Systems and Determinants of Preharvest Losses in Western Cameroon.

Preharvest losses, which are often neglected, limit the availability of fresh tomato fruit to varying degrees in tomato-based cropping systems in Cameroon. Increasing tomato yields requires identifying, understanding, and controlling the factors responsible for preharvest losses in the identified cropping systems. Field surveys were conducted in three production areas of western Cameroon (, , and ) to characterize cropping systems and growers, quantify production losses, and identify causal factors associated with losses and proffer solutions.