Conceptual Framework for Estimating Postharvest Losses in Food Supply Chains: the Case of Plantain Fruits in Nigeria

Morris, Kwami Justina Kenobi; Kamarulzaman, Nitty Hirawaty

doi:10.11648/j.ijber.s.2014030601.15

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“…Thus, reduction of post-harvest food losses is a critical component of ensuring future global food security. Food losses have received increased attention in recent times (Kwami and Nitty, 2014). It has been estimated that about 1.3 billion tons of food are lost each year (FAO, 2003;Gustavsson et al, 2011).…”

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Effect of Socio-Economic Characteristics on Postharvest Losses Among Sweet Orange Marketers in Benue State, Nigeria

Charles¹,

Atagher²,

Iheanacho³

2022

JASD

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The study examined the effect of socio-economic characteristics on postharvest losses among sweet orange marketers in Benue State, Nigeria. Survey research design was adopted. Multistage sampling technique was used to randomly select 280 marketers of sweet orange. Primary data for the study were obtained the aid of questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze data, respectively. Findings showed that average quantity of sweet orange purchased was 206.93, while the average quantity loss was 37.75 50 kg bag equivalence, putting average percentage postharvest loss at 18.24%, and translating to an average revenue loss of N186,404.22. With the semi-log functional form as the lead equation, the t-ratio of years spent in school (7.481), membership of cooperative society (0.182), age (-6.00) and orange marketing experience (-20.374) were statistically significant (p< 0.05). Further, the F-statistics (2970.457) was statistically significant (p < 0.01) and the R2 (0.987) of the model was high. Furthermore, age and orange marketing experience decrease the magnitude of postharvest losses. On the other hand, formal education and membership of cooperative society were inversely related to the magnitude of postharvest losses. It was concluded that the level of postharvest of sweet orange among the marketers translates to substantial loss in revenue since their scale of operation is low and there is no compensation for the losses. It was recommended that the age and marketing experience should be considered for any form of intervention in the management of postharvest losses among sweet orange marketers.

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Effect of Socio-Economic Characteristics on Postharvest Losses Among Sweet Orange Marketers in Benue State, Nigeria

Charles¹,

Atagher²,

Iheanacho³

2022

JASD

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Thermochemical and pyrolytic analyses of Musa spp. residues from the rainforest belt of Nigeria

Balogun

Lasode

McDonald

2018

Env Prog and Sustain Energy

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Four different morphological plant parts of Musa spp. (banana and plantain) residues obtained from the rainforest belt of Nigeria were investigated. The study undertook Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X‐ray diffraction (XRD), and physicochemical analysis. The total crystallinity (TCI) and lateral order (LOI) indices showed that the cellulose crystallinity for banana pseudo‐stem (LOI‐5.18; TCI‐0.37) and banana rachis (LOI‐4.25; TCI‐0.44) were relatively higher than for the banana (LOI‐0.11; TCI‐0.20) and plantain (LOI‐0.17; TCI‐0.18) peels. The XRD analysis confirmed the presence of starch in the peels and cellulose I in the structural samples (rachis and the pseudo‐stem). A further demonstration of the marked differences between the morphological parts of Musa spp was highlighted in the analysis of the FAMES extract as banana peels (21 mg g−1 of biomass) and plantain peels (20 mg g−1 of biomass) had the highest quantity of palmitic acids whereas the eicosanoic, behnic, and lignoceric acids were absent in the peels. The relatively high ash content (≤12.30 wt %) in the Musa spp. samples may necessitate a pretreatment process prior to deployment for bioenergy or chemical extraction purposes. Furthermore, kinetic studies, which involved differential Friedman's and integral Flynn–Wall–Ozawa techniques, and analytical pyrolysis of the residues were undertaken. The activation energy varied continuously with conversion; reaching a peak of >290 kJ/mol. The analytical pyrolysis detected acids, sugar derivatives, and phenolic compounds in significant concentrations for all biomass samples. © 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 37: 1901–1907, 2018

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Plantain-based diet decreases oxidative stress and inflammatory markers in the testes of rats exposed to atrazine

Rotimi

Adeyemi

2023

Mol Cell Biochem

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Conceptual Framework for Estimating Postharvest Losses in Food Supply Chains: the Case of Plantain Fruits in Nigeria

Cited by 4 publications

References 24 publications

Effect of Socio-Economic Characteristics on Postharvest Losses Among Sweet Orange Marketers in Benue State, Nigeria

Effect of Socio-Economic Characteristics on Postharvest Losses Among Sweet Orange Marketers in Benue State, Nigeria

Thermochemical and pyrolytic analyses of Musa spp. residues from the rainforest belt of Nigeria

Plantain-based diet decreases oxidative stress and inflammatory markers in the testes of rats exposed to atrazine

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