Effect of post-harvest losses of tomato fruits on the income of the marketers in federal capital territory, Abuja, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorOjo, Alaba Olanike
dc.contributor.authorOjo, Michael Akindele
dc.contributor.authorMustapha, Amina
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-21T14:18:30Z
dc.date.available2021-02-21T14:18:30Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentALKÜ
dc.description.abstractPost-harvest losses of food crops, especially fruits and vegetables, are common phenomena in developing countries. Data were analysed with Ordinary Least Square technique and descriptive statistics. The results revealed that tomato marketing was male-dominated with a mean age of 36 years. The findings also revealed a gini-coefficient of 0.4 and that quantity of tomato fruits, time tomato fruits spent on farm after maturity and time taken before tomato is sold to consumers had significant effect on the income of the marketers. The major constraints faced by the marketers included bad road, inadequate storage facilities and, seasonality. It is therefore recommended that government should encourage the establishment of more tomato processing industries to purchase excess tomato fruits during the glut season.
dc.description.abstractPost-harvest losses of food crops, especially fruits and vegetables, are common phenomena in developing countries. Data were analysed with Ordinary Least Square technique and descriptive statistics. The results revealed that tomato marketing was male-dominated with a mean age of 36 years. The findings also revealed a gini-coefficient of 0.4 and that quantity of tomato fruits, time tomato fruits spent on farm after maturity and time taken before tomato is sold to consumers had significant effect on the income of the marketers. The major constraints faced by the marketers included bad road, inadequate storage facilities and, seasonality. It is therefore recommended that government should encourage the establishment of more tomato processing industries to purchase excess tomato fruits during the glut season.
dc.identifier.endpage297en_US
dc.identifier.issn2547-9733
dc.identifier.issn2651-4192
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage287en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.29023/alanyaakademik.387036
dc.identifier.urihttps://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/566524
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/1335
dc.identifier.volume2en_US
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi
dc.relation.ispartofAlanya Akademik Bakış
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Başka Kurum Yazarı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectDeterioration
dc.subjectMarketing
dc.subjectStorage
dc.subjectPrice
dc.subjectPost-harvest losses
dc.subjectDeterioration
dc.subjectMarketing
dc.subjectStorage
dc.subjectPrice
dc.subjectPost-harvest losses
dc.titleEffect of post-harvest losses of tomato fruits on the income of the marketers in federal capital territory, Abuja, Nigeria
dc.title.alternativeEffect of post-harvest losses of tomato fruits on the income of the marketers in federal capital territory, Abuja, Nigeria
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