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| Assessment Of Post-Harvest Losses Management Practices Among Tomato Farmers In Ogo-Oluwa Local Government Area Of Oyo State
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ADEBAYO O.O, OYETOLA, B.T, OLANIYAN, A.O
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Abstract:
The study investigated the assessment of post-harvest losses management practices among cassava farmers in Egbeda Local Government Area of Oyo State. Well-structure questionnaire was used with an interview schedule to obtain relevant information from 120 respondents. The respondents were selected through multi-stage sampling technique. The data for this study were analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The descriptive statistics that were used include frequency counts, percentage, mean. The inferential statistics include Pearson product moment correlation (PPMC). The results of the findings of the study revealed that below average of the respondents were below 30 years of age and the mean age was calculated as 40. Majorities of the respondents were male and more than average of the respondents were married. Also, majorities of the respondents indicated the availability of information on post-harvest losses is mainly from family members, neighbors and friends. The findings also revealed that above average of the respondents indicated that they are faced with post-harvest losses challenges during processing stage which is due to insufficient processing machine, wastage that comes through processing etc. The major causes of post-harvest losses in cassava production as indicated by the respondents were inadequate finance and losses due to bad road network with a weighted mean score of 1.3 respectively. Majorities of the farmers in the study area indicated physical loss as the highest form of cassava post-harvest losses in cassava production in the study area. The result of the Pearson Product Moment Correlation shows that the selected socio economic characteristics such as age, sex, marital status, religion, educational level, years spent in school, farming experience, were insignificant. The study therefore recommends that to reduce cassava post-harvest losses, cassava processing must be introduced through conversion of cassava roots to different products that are market driven.
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