the study assessed the post-harvest management information needs of yam farmers in kogi state. interview schedules were used to collect data from 189 yam farmers who were randomly selected from the four agricultural zones of the state (zone a, b, c and d) by using multistage random sampling techniques. the data collected were subjected to descriptive statistics and binary logit regression. resu...

The study assessed the post-harvest management information needs of yam farmers in Kogi State. Interview schedules were used to collect data from 189 yam farmers who were randomly selected from the four agricultural zones of the State (Zone A, B, C and D) by using multistage random sampling techniques. The data collected were subjected to descriptive statistics and binary logit regression. Resu...

Harvest and post-harvest operations constitute principal constraints to rice production, especially in irrigated systems, because of the larger yield that has to be handled. Post-harvest crop losses of up to 35% have been reported and attributed to inefficiency of manual threshing of rice by small-scale farmers. This leads to poor grain quality and rejection of locally produced rice. The Africa...

strawberries have a very thin layer coating that easily disappears and are perishables a lot pre-harvest as such nearly 30 to 40 percent of strawberry fruits will be wasted at interval between harvest and consumption. in this study have been investigated the effect of using psyllium mucilage (plantago psyllium) in concentrations of 6.25, 12.5 and 25 ml/l as well as arabic gum and arjan as edibl...