Post harvest and storage losses in tomato Department: Agricultural Extension and Management By: captainonuh1414 Project ID: 6412 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThe project entitled“Post Harvest and Storage Losses in Tomato in Kaita local government area of Katsina. The main objectives of this research is to determine the post harvest and storage losses of tomato in Kaita Local Government to examine the extent of post-harvest losses among our peasant farmers to find out the major causes of post harvest losses in the study area. Despite all the nutritional benefits of the crops, many challenges are making its production not profitable to most developing countries either in production, post-harvest, marketing or a combination of any of them. Purposive sampling techniques were used for this study in which two areas were selected randomly for the study, which is Allemi and Yanhoho of Kaita local government area, 50 respondents will be used for this research. Twenty-five respondents will be selected from the selected areas. The major findings show that 40% of the respondents said that poor handling is the primary factor that militates loss, 20% said disease damage, while 20% said no. It is recommended that the farmers should be careful in handling their farm produce with care to prevent the post-harvest losses. Famers should use effective pesticides to curtail the effect of pests and diseases. Government should provide a market avenue in the area to reduce post harvest losses. ...Preview Download Preview +Other Agricultural Extension and Management project topics and materials you might be interested in»Growth and yield response of N.P.K fertilizer to Amaranthus Caudatus Linnaeus»Poultry farming - a veritable tool for economic empowerment in Makurdi, Benue state, Nigeria»Assessment of post harvest losses using PHL visual losses model of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (l.) Millspaugh) at Yankaba market, Kano state»Economic analysis of dry season pepper marketing»Survey on biological and chemical insect pest control methods in crop production»Assessment of information and communication technologies usage among vegetable farmers in Makurdi local government area of Benue state»Post harvest and storage losses in tomato»Socio-economic determinant of village extension agent use of information and communication technology in extension services in Tarka local government area of Benue state»An assessment of problems and prospects of rabbit production»Effect of wind erosion and its control measures»An assessment of groundnut production - problem and prospects»Establishment of moringa plantation at college of agriculture»Analysis of radio frequency identification technology in the management of small livestock»Economic survey of the losses from deforestation in Kontagora local government area of Niger state, Nigeria»Analysis of local chickens marketing in Charanchi local government area