Nutritional benefits of improved post-harvest handling practices for maize and common beans in Northern Tanzania: A quantitative farm-level assessment

2022 ◽  
Vol 95 ◽  
pp. 101918
Author(s):  
Christopher Mutungi ◽  
Judith Tungu ◽  
Juma Amri ◽  
Audifas Gaspar ◽  
Adebayo Abass
Keyword(s):  
Common Beans ◽  
Farm Level ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
Northern Tanzania ◽  
Handling Practices ◽  
Nutritional Benefits

scholarly journals Gender Participation on Rice Post-harvest Activities in Bangladesh

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Jahan ◽  
JR Sarker
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Decision Maker ◽  
Harvest Management ◽  
Participatory Approaches ◽  
Farm Level ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
Suitable Solution ◽  
The Right ◽  
Gender Participation

The study was undertaken to examine the extent of women along with men participated in post-harvest activities; to identify the problems and constraints faced by them and find suitable solution from their perception. The post-harvest activities were estimated at farm level in Aman rice at Rangpur, Nilphamari, Khulna, Satkhira and Jessore district of Bangladesh by using survey data collected randomly from 270 rice growing households for the year 2012-13. It employed participatory approaches to investigate farmers’ perceptions on post-harvest management. The analyses shows women spends more time (591 hours ha-1) on PH activities than men (581 hours ha-1) but the ultimate decision maker of those activities are male indicating that women are very seldom given the opportunities to implement their ideas for execution although they are now gaining the right to give their opinion because of social awareness.J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 8(1): 45-50 2015

scholarly journals Pre- and Post-Harvest Practices of Urban Leafy Green Vegetable Farmers in Accra, Ghana and Their Association with Microbial Quality of Vegetables Produced

Agriculture ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Joycelyn Quansah ◽  
Cesar Escalante ◽  
Angela Kunadu ◽  
Firibu Saalia ◽  
Jinru Chen
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Fecal Coliform ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Seemingly Unrelated Regression ◽  
Microbial Quality ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
Vegetable Farmers ◽  
Handling Practices

Vegetable farming is the most practiced urban agriculture in Ghana. A previous study of our laboratory revealed poor microbial quality of, and presence of Salmonella on, leafy green vegetables grown or sold in Accra, Ghana. The aims of this study were to determine agricultural practices of urban vegetable farmers and the association between agricultural practices and microbial safety of vegetables produced. A survey was conducted among 102 farmers from 12 farming areas who produced exotic and indigenous leafy greens in Accra, Ghana to identify their farming practices. It was observed that water from waste drains pumped into shallow wells was used for irrigation by 70% of the farmers. Incompletely composted manure was commonly used (99%) in farming. Vegetables were usually harvested using bare hands (96%) and knives (73%) and transported mainly in sacks (94%) to market centers under non-refrigerated conditions. Over 60% of the farmers disagreed that the use of polluted irrigation water can contaminate vegetables or make consumers sick. According to the seemingly unrelated regression model, farmers with no formal education and less food safety knowledge and had been planting on their current farmlands for several years were likely to produced vegetables with higher fecal coliform and Enterococcus sp. counts compared to other farmers. Vegetables cultivated by farmers who disagreed that the use of contaminated water can make consumers sick were associated with the production of vegetables with high fecal coliform and Enterococcus sp. counts. Education and improved agricultural and post-harvest handling practices should be encouraged among vegetable producers in the area to improve food safety.

scholarly journals Factors influencing adoption of major post-harvest handling practices of large cardamom in Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1796201
Author(s):  
Rishi Ram Kattel ◽  
Punya Prasad Regmi ◽  
Moha Dutta Sharma ◽  
Yam Bahadur Thapa
Keyword(s):  
Post Harvest ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Handling Practices ◽  
Large Cardamom

scholarly journals Cadmium in Cacao: ‘From Soil to Bar’ the Journey of Cadmium at a Farm Level

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Bravo ◽  
Margareth Santander ◽  
Jader Rodríguez ◽  
Sebastian Escobar
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Soil Properties ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Farm Level ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
The Earth

Abstract Cadmium (Cd) is a non-nutritive element present across the earth. In cacao crops from South America, Cd has become one of the biggest challenges due to its flux from soils, and due to the enriched content of this metal, it makes its way into the beans and finally affects the chocolate quality. This manuscript aims to show how the flux of Cd occurs, from the soil to the post-harvest phase and chocolate production, by analysing the possible inputs to the system in a single farm assessed as a model for enriched-Cd status. This study shows that both geogenic and anthropogenic activities have an incidence on the final Cd content in chocolate, especially with respect to soil properties, fertiliser applications, post-harvest treatments and chocolate production.

scholarly journals Milk handling practices and utilization at dairy farms and collection centers under rural and peri-urban milk value chain systems in Nakuru county, Kenya

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (04) ◽  
pp. 17815-17833
Author(s):  
Faith Ndungi ◽  
◽  
P Muliro ◽  
A Faraj ◽  
J Matofari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Dairy Product ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Raw Milk ◽  
Fermented Milk ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Laboratory Equipment ◽  
Farm Level ◽  
Handling Practices ◽  
Plastic Containers

There are increasing expectations on the compliance of food products to safety and quality standards due to consumer demand for high-quality food. The aim of this study was to determine the quality tests that are carried out on raw milk and its utilization at three milk collection centers in Olenguruone and Dundori regions of Nakuru as well as some selected dairy farms. Using a semi-structured questionnaire, data were collected from milk collection centers’ staff and farmers. Milk sampling for quality control testing was done at both the cooperative delivery points and farm level. The quality of milk handled and stored in different containers was assessed. Descriptive statistics, Chi-square and logistic regression analysis were carried out on the data. Results indicated that the average quantity of milk received at all milk collection centers was about 3687 liters per day. It was noted that most of the milk collection centers’ staff (operators) had certificates or diplomas in dairy science. Their average job experience period in the milk sector was 7 years. Majority of the farmers (90%) and transporters (94%) used plastic containers for milk handling and storage. Farmers who used plastic containers for milking were approximately three times more likely to have their milk rejected compared to those who used mazzi cans, aluminium or stainless-steel containers (p<0.05; Odds ratio =3.20). The alcohol and lactometer tests were carried out on milk received at all collection centers studied. Resazurin test was only carried out in one collection center at Olenguruone that had the required laboratory equipment. Milk quality assessment was not done at the farm level. Traditional fermented milk was the common dairy product produced from evening milk in most dairy farmers’ households. Regular education programs and seminars on milk safety and quality should be provided to both collection centers’ operators and farmers.

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