Postharvest Loss, Causes, and Handling Practices of Fruits and Vegetables in Ethiopia: Scoping Review

Etefa, Obse F.; Forsido, Sirawudink F.; Kebede, Mathewos Temesgen

doi:10.2478/johr-2022-0002

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“…The main crops grown in this zone include cereals, pulses, and oil seeds. Maize, sorghum, and oats are grown in speci c areas, albeit not on a large scale 15 .…”

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Livestock ownership and reproductive characteristics, but not maize production, are associated with anemia in women in malaria-endemic low-income setting

Zerfu,

Ketema,

Abera

et al. 2024

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Background: It is unclear whether common agricultural practices, such as livestock farming and maize production, affect the burden of malaria and subsequent anemia status among reproductive-age women in a low-income setting. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among women of reproductive age, comparing areas with high versus low maize production intensity in rural central Ethiopia. The study areas were categorized as high (> 50%) or low (≤ 10%) maize production clusters based on the percentage of cultivated land. Data were collected from 450 randomly selected households (250 from each cluster). Descriptive and bivariate statistics were used to outline the participants' profiles and the association of variables. Multivariate linear regression was applied to identify determinants of mean hemoglobin concentration levels. Results: The mean (± SD) hemoglobin concentration remained statistically consistent across high 13.59 (± 1.39 g/dl) and low 13.39 (± 1.65 g/dl) maize-intensity clusters (P > 0.05). Women's ownership of livestock (β, 0.13; 95% CI: 0.01, 1.12), chicken production (β, 0.21; 95% CI: 0.34, 1.01), and women's parity (β, 0.67; 95% CI: 0.17, 0.61) significantly increased hemoglobin concentration levels (P < 0.05). Conversely, gravidity (β, -0.82; 95% CI: -0.65, -0.21) and the frequency of abortions (β, -0.23; 95% CI: 0.31, 1.06) significantly decreased hemoglobin concentration levels (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Regardless of maize production intensity, women's reproductive characteristics and livestock farming (especially chicken production) were identified as independent predictors of hemoglobin levels. Therefore, promoting women's reproductive health care and livestock-based agricultural practices could enhance the health status of agrarian women in low-income settings.

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“…The main crops grown in this zone include cereals, pulses, and oil seeds. Maize, sorghum, and oats are grown in speci c areas, albeit not on a large scale 15 .…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Livestock ownership and reproductive characteristics, but not maize production, are associated with anemia in women in malaria-endemic low-income setting

Zerfu,

Ketema,

Abera

et al. 2024

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“…Papaya post-harvest losses can result from a number of factors, including inappropriate fruit handling, faulty harvesting, inadequate storage, packaging, and transportation, as well as post-harvest illnesses. Post-harvest losses reduce the amount and quality of the product, which has an impact on marketing and farmer income [51]. In developing countries, the loss ranges from 46-50%.…”

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Development of nutrition rich mixed fruit leather from Apple and Papaya: A review

Riram,

Maibam,

Kumari

et al. 2024

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Apple and papaya are renowned for its nutritional properties, being a rich source of vitamin C, fiber, antioxidants, vitamin K and E and minerals. Post Harvest loss would be very high, to address this issue in the present review developing of fruit leather with different fruits such as apple and papaya. Processing apple and papaya into alternative products become essential to address these issues. One such product is papaya and apple leather, which aids in better utilization and preservation of the fruit’s qualities. In the present review with different combinations of apple and papaya would check the physiochemical properties and organoleptic acceptability. The present review revels the different enzymes, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals which are present in different combinates of fruit leather. In the present review novel development of fruit leathers prepared from apple and papaya, further research focusing on fruit leather and latest combinations and technologies used in fruit leather development would revel.

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“…Vegetables should be harvested at the proper maturity stage to attain maximum quality. Harvesting of vegetables at pre or post-maturity stage and improper handling methods aggravate losses to a greater extent (Gustavsson et al, 2011;Kasso & Bekele, 2018;Etefa et al, 2022). Rough handling during and after harvesting can result in mechanical injuries (Miller, 2003).…”

Section: Postharvest Lossesmentioning

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Post-Harvest Management and Value Addition in Vegetable Crops

Singh,

Sharma,

Panwar

et al. 2024

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Horticultural production is reaching new heights every passing year. Presently, India is the second largest producer of vegetables after China. However, humongous postharvest losses and waste occur due to improper management and handling. Postharvest loss has been one of the main global challenges towards ensuring food security. This waste seems inhumane especially when tens of millions of people worldwide are suffering from hunger, malnutrition, under-nutrition and other chronic diseases while the food waste contributes to global warming as well. Fresh vegetables are highly perishable. Lack of proper transportation, especially temperature management during transit and storage further reduces their storability and marketing window. United Nations sustainable developmental goal 2 aims to reduce food losses by 50% by 2030. Several approaches like value addition particularly drying technology, temperature and storage atmosphere control, using edible coatings and different anti-senescent molecules like salicylic acid, nitric oxide, 1-methylcyclopropene, methyl jasmonate, polyamines, etc. have been undertaken world-wide to enhance storability of fresh vegetables. This review is an attempt to present a bird’ eye view of postharvest losses and possible strategies for the management and reduction of losses in vegetables.

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Postharvest Loss, Causes, and Handling Practices of Fruits and Vegetables in Ethiopia: Scoping Review

Cited by 12 publications

References 17 publications

Livestock ownership and reproductive characteristics, but not maize production, are associated with anemia in women in malaria-endemic low-income setting

Livestock ownership and reproductive characteristics, but not maize production, are associated with anemia in women in malaria-endemic low-income setting

Development of nutrition rich mixed fruit leather from Apple and Papaya: A review

Post-Harvest Management and Value Addition in Vegetable Crops

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