Small-scale postharvest practices among plantain farmers and traders: A potential for reducing losses in rivers state, Nigeria



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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2019.e00086
DOI: 
10.1016/j.sciaf.2019.e00086
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Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
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journal article
Journal: 
Scientific African
Number: 
July 2019
Volume: 
4
Author(s): 
Morris K.J.
Kamarulzaman N.H.
Morris K.I.
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This paper proposes the adoption of small-scale friendly postharvest techniques in the form of small-scale postharvest practices (SSPPs). To justify this proposal, the impact of SSPPs adoption on self-reported losses were investigated in Rivers State Nigeria. The factors influencing plantain farmers and traders intention to use SSPPs were also studied. Multistage and snowball sampling techniques were used to obtain data from farmers and traders, respectively

Publication year: 
2019
Keywords: 
Food losses
food security
Plantain
Postharvest losses (PHLs
Small-scale postharvest practices (SSPPs)