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Estimation of Post Harvest Losses of Major Fruits and Vegetables in Karnataka - A Management Appraisal

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Title Estimation of Post Harvest Losses of Major Fruits and Vegetables in Karnataka - A Management Appraisal
 
Creator D.H. Mitrannavar
 
Contributor R.A. Yeledahalli
 
Subject Agribusiness Management
 
Description The present study was aimed at estimation of post-harvest losses in major
fruits and vegetables. Based on the triennium average (2007-08 to 2009-10) area
under fruits and vegetable crops grown in Karnataka, five major fruits viz., mango,
banana, citrus, guava and sapota, and five major vegetables viz., potato, tomato,
brinjal, beans and onion had been selected for the study. Keeping in view the
objectives of the study, a multi-stage random sampling procedure was adopted in the
selection of the districts, taluks, villages and farmers. In the fourth and final stage,
five vegetable growing farmers in each village were randomly selected. In all, 150
farmers were selected from each category of fruits and vegetables at the rate of 30
farmers from each district. From each district six wholesaler cum commission agents,
three retailers dealing these crops were also interviewed. Thus, the number of
wholesaler cum commission agents, retailers for each crop was nine for each crop (45
for vegetable and 45 for fruits). The data so collected was analysed using tabular
presentation method and functional analysis.
The results of the regression analysis revealed that the factors like production
per ha (0.0249), adverse weather condition (0.4900), inadequate storage facilities
(0.7913), inadequate transportation facilities (0.5844) and type of family (0.3173)
exerted a significant and positive influence on post harvest losses and the variable like
production per ha (0.0504), adverse weather conditions (1.3386) and inadequate
storage facilities (0.8132) exerted significant and positive influence on post harvest
losses as indicated by step down regression analysis. The existing different
arrangements for the post harvest management seen were viz., special mandies,
notification status, cooperative marketing societies, farmers’ interest groups and
export promoting units. The results of the study revealed that in case of fruits, the
overall loss at different stages was around 60.08 kg in mango, 392.66 kg in banana,
31.97 kg in citrus, 37.30 kg in guava and 55.37 kg in sapota, where as in case of
vegetables the overall loss at different stages was around 177.71 kg in potato, 108.53
kg in tomato, 72.00 kg in brinjal, 67.56 kg in beans and 138.45 kg in onion.
Inadequate transportation facilities were viewed as one of the major post harvest
problem by 80 per cent of fruit growers and 91.67 per cent in case of vegetables post
harvest management.
 
Date 2016-07-25T13:47:46Z
2016-07-25T13:47:46Z
2012
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/69770
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher UAS Dharwad