Assessment of fruit postharvest handling practices and losses in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centreen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
cg.coverage.countryEthiopiaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ETen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierAmare Haileslassie: 0000-0001-5237-9006en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5897/ajar2016.11731en_US
cg.issn1991-637Xen_US
cg.issue52en_US
cg.journalAfrican Journal of Agricultural Researchen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriAGRICULTUREen_US
cg.subject.ilriFARMING SYSTEMSen_US
cg.volume11en_US
dc.contributor.authorDessalegn, Yigsawen_US
dc.contributor.authorAssefa, H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDerso, T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHaileslassie, Amareen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-09T14:19:35Zen_US
dc.date.available2017-03-09T14:19:35Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/80190en_US
dc.titleAssessment of fruit postharvest handling practices and losses in Bahir Dar, Ethiopiaen_US
dcterms.abstractDemand for fresh fruit is steadily increasing in big cities of Northwestern Ethiopia. As a result, fruits are transported from nearby as well as long distance sources to urban centers such as Bahir Dar. The type of fruit crops available in the market and number of fruit retailers are increasing from time to time. However, the key challenge facing the sector is loss across the supply chain. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to analyze fruit marketing practices, document causes and extent of postharvest losses in Bahir Dar fruit market. The study was conducted in June 2016 sing semi structured questionnaire. Thirty-one fruit retailers were randomly selected and interviewed to obtain information on their socio-economic characteristics, fruit marketing practices and postharvest losses. Data analyzed using SPSS statistical software. Results revealed that, 77.4% fruit retailers are less than 31 years old , 67.8% attended above primary school education, and 83.9% have less than six years fruit trading experience. Therefore, fruit retailers are young and educated but have very limited fruit trading experience. Of the seven fruit crops commonly sold in Bahir Dar market; mango, banana and avocado were the most prevalent. The average shelf life of fruits in retailers’ hand is only 3 to 4 days and about 20% of the fruits purchased by retailers lost before reaching to consumers mainly due to inappropriate handling and lack of proper storage facility. Therefore, multifaceted interventions such as capacity development, improved fruit production and harvesting practice, and proper storage and transportation facilities establishment are required to reduce postharvest loss and extend fruit shelf-life.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2016-12-29en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationDessalegn, Y., Assefa, H., Derso, T. and Haileslassie, A. 2016. Assessment of fruit postharvest handling practices and losses in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. African Journal of Agricultural Research. 11(52): 5209-5214.en_US
dcterms.extent5209-5214en_US
dcterms.issued2016-12-15en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.publisherAcademic Journalsen_US
dcterms.subjectfruitsen_US
dcterms.subjectkeeping qualityen_US
dcterms.subjectpostharvest lossesen_US
dcterms.subjectstorageen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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