Pub Date : 2023-11-05DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2273631
Bealu Tukela Bekata, Ch. Appa Rao, G. Nagaraja
This study investigated the relationship between agricultural market imperfections and multidimensional rural poverty in Ethiopia’s Sidama Region in 2022. And this study used qualitative and quantitative methodologies. A multi-stage sampling method was used to select 400 sample sizes. Descriptive statistics method was used to find out modes of agricultural market imperfections, and Tobit model was employed to capture the effects of agricultural market imperfections on multidimensional rural poverty. And the multidimensional poverty index (MPI) technique was employed to measure the severity of multidimensional rural poverty. Apart from what they have traditionally done by themselves, about 23% of people lack knowledge about how to produce and where to sell using modernized information. The Tobit model was also employed to figure out how market imperfections affected multidimensional poverty in the study area. This study showed that 43% of farmers transport their goods by carrying them on their shoulders to the market. For farmers with asymmetric information, the multidimensional poverty index (MPI) is expected to have a value of 0.4354 higher than those with symmetric information. Furthermore, the Tobit model’s findings showed that labor, improved seed, farm size, cooperative membership, and commercialization experience significantly negatively impacted multidimensional rural poverty. And asymmetric information, transaction cost, and infrastructure inaccessibility had a statistically significant and positive impact on multidimensional poverty. Hence, improving input usage and creating access to agricultural market information is a foundation for reducing multidimensional rural poverty.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-03DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2275393
Mohsen A. M. Alhamami, Jari S. Algethami, Amal F. Seliem, Yaser A. Alnaam, Mohamed F. Ramadan, Osama I. Abdallah
A simple liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) procedure and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometer (LC-MS/MS) were validated to analyze the residues of diflubenzuron and novaluron in tomatoes. Validation criteria included; linearity in the range of 2–100 μg.kg−1 and 5–200 μg.kg−1 with a correlation coefficient (R2) of ≥ 0.998, trueness (% recovery) of 90.55–97.51% at spiking levels of 10, 100, and 1000 mg.kg−1, the limit of detection (LOD) of 0.46 and 3.22 μg.kg−1, the limit of quantitation (LOQ) of 5 and 10 μg.kg−1, intraday repeatability (RSDr) of 9.31% and 6.63%, and inter-day repeatability (RSDR) of 13.72% and 8.87%, respectively for diflubenzuron and novaluron. Due to the matrix effect, negligible enhancement in instrument response was observed for the tested analytes. The dissipation behaviour of diflubenzuron (24 % SC) and novaluron (10 % EC) in greenhouse tomatoes after treatment with 192 and 40 g a.i. ha-1 (authorized dosage) and 336 and 80 g a.i. ha-1 (high dosage) was investigated. Dissipation kinetics were best fitted to the first-order reaction. Despite the application dose for novaluron being about three times smaller compared to diflubenzuron, the residues of novaluron dissipated more rapidly than those of diflubenzuron with constant rates (k) of 0.342–0.356 and 0.194–0.154 day-1 and half-lives (t0.5) of 1.77–1.73 and 3.57–4.49 days respectively, at the doses tested. The terminal residues of diflubenzuron and novaluron were 0.013–0.328 and 0.011–0.171 mg.kg-1 after 2 and 3 times application, respectively. The calculated risk quotients were less than 1, indicating that spraying tomatoes with the tested insecticides at the applied doses poses no significant potential risks to Saudi consumers.
{"title":"Dissipation profile and risk assessment of diflubenzuron and novaluron in tomato fruits under greenhouse conditions","authors":"Mohsen A. M. Alhamami, Jari S. Algethami, Amal F. Seliem, Yaser A. Alnaam, Mohamed F. Ramadan, Osama I. Abdallah","doi":"10.1080/23311932.2023.2275393","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2275393","url":null,"abstract":"A simple liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) procedure and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometer (LC-MS/MS) were validated to analyze the residues of diflubenzuron and novaluron in tomatoes. Validation criteria included; linearity in the range of 2–100 μg.kg−1 and 5–200 μg.kg−1 with a correlation coefficient (R2) of ≥ 0.998, trueness (% recovery) of 90.55–97.51% at spiking levels of 10, 100, and 1000 mg.kg−1, the limit of detection (LOD) of 0.46 and 3.22 μg.kg−1, the limit of quantitation (LOQ) of 5 and 10 μg.kg−1, intraday repeatability (RSDr) of 9.31% and 6.63%, and inter-day repeatability (RSDR) of 13.72% and 8.87%, respectively for diflubenzuron and novaluron. Due to the matrix effect, negligible enhancement in instrument response was observed for the tested analytes. The dissipation behaviour of diflubenzuron (24 % SC) and novaluron (10 % EC) in greenhouse tomatoes after treatment with 192 and 40 g a.i. ha-1 (authorized dosage) and 336 and 80 g a.i. ha-1 (high dosage) was investigated. Dissipation kinetics were best fitted to the first-order reaction. Despite the application dose for novaluron being about three times smaller compared to diflubenzuron, the residues of novaluron dissipated more rapidly than those of diflubenzuron with constant rates (k) of 0.342–0.356 and 0.194–0.154 day-1 and half-lives (t0.5) of 1.77–1.73 and 3.57–4.49 days respectively, at the doses tested. The terminal residues of diflubenzuron and novaluron were 0.013–0.328 and 0.011–0.171 mg.kg-1 after 2 and 3 times application, respectively. The calculated risk quotients were less than 1, indicating that spraying tomatoes with the tested insecticides at the applied doses poses no significant potential risks to Saudi consumers.","PeriodicalId":10521,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Food & Agriculture","volume":"75 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135868165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-03DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2277518
Belal S. Obeidat, Milton G. Thomas
The goal was to assess the influence of feeding olive leaves (OL) as a roughage source on nutrient intake, nutrient digestibility, N balance, growth performance and carcass characteristics of growing Awassi lambs. Twenty-four male lambs (initial body weight (BW) = 16.82 ± 0.998 kg; age = 70 ± 1.25 days) were randomly assigned to two isonitrogenous diets; OL at 0 (CON) or 150 (OL150) g/kg of dietary dry matter (DM). Diets were fed ad libitum for a period of 60 days after 7 days of adaptation. Feed intake and refusals were recorded daily. Body weights were recorded at the beginning of the study and at biweekly intervals thereafter. Intake of DM and crude protein was similar (P ≥ 0.05) between the two diets. Feeding OL decreased (P ≤ 0.01) intake of neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent fiber whereas it increased (P = 0.001) intake of ether extract compared with the CON diet. No differences (P ≥ 0.05) were observed in the final BW, average daily gain, and total gain between diets. However, the cost of gain was lower (P = 0.05) in lambs fed the OL diet versus the CON diet. None of the carcass characteristics nor meat quality parameters differed between the two diets. In summary, feeding olive leaves at 150 g/kg did not influence growth performance and carcass characteristics and meat quality but improved the economic value of using such products in diets of growing lambs. In addition, the use of this product has a positive impact on reducing environmental pollution.
{"title":"Assessing the influence of feeding olive leaves on the productivity and economic viability of growing Awassi lambs","authors":"Belal S. Obeidat, Milton G. Thomas","doi":"10.1080/23311932.2023.2277518","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2277518","url":null,"abstract":"The goal was to assess the influence of feeding olive leaves (OL) as a roughage source on nutrient intake, nutrient digestibility, N balance, growth performance and carcass characteristics of growing Awassi lambs. Twenty-four male lambs (initial body weight (BW) = 16.82 ± 0.998 kg; age = 70 ± 1.25 days) were randomly assigned to two isonitrogenous diets; OL at 0 (CON) or 150 (OL150) g/kg of dietary dry matter (DM). Diets were fed ad libitum for a period of 60 days after 7 days of adaptation. Feed intake and refusals were recorded daily. Body weights were recorded at the beginning of the study and at biweekly intervals thereafter. Intake of DM and crude protein was similar (P ≥ 0.05) between the two diets. Feeding OL decreased (P ≤ 0.01) intake of neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent fiber whereas it increased (P = 0.001) intake of ether extract compared with the CON diet. No differences (P ≥ 0.05) were observed in the final BW, average daily gain, and total gain between diets. However, the cost of gain was lower (P = 0.05) in lambs fed the OL diet versus the CON diet. None of the carcass characteristics nor meat quality parameters differed between the two diets. In summary, feeding olive leaves at 150 g/kg did not influence growth performance and carcass characteristics and meat quality but improved the economic value of using such products in diets of growing lambs. In addition, the use of this product has a positive impact on reducing environmental pollution.","PeriodicalId":10521,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Food & Agriculture","volume":"34 10","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135819622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-03DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2274171
Dilnesa Bayle, Kelemu Muluye
Ethiopia’s low agricultural productivity and loss of soil nutrients are primarily due to land degradation. By interfering with natural processes, it deteriorates soil properties and endangers agricultural production. Different soil and water conservation (SWC) practices have been implemented in many regions of Ethiopia to combat it. Reviewing successful soil conservation methods in Ethiopia and their impacts on soil properties, agricultural productivity, and technical soil conservation quality are the main goals of this paper. Data were gathered from a range of sources, including publications on soil conservation, conferences, thesis works, and periodicals. SWC practices had either a positive or negative impact on the soil’s physicochemical characteristics and crop productivity. Under both biological and integrated SWC practices, the mean values of pH, TN, AVP, OM, and CEC were higher on treated farmland than on untreated farmland. Under all SWC practices, the average bulk density was higher on acreage that had not been treated than it had been. By effectively using SWC technology and integrating physical and biological measures, the technique for repairing soil physicochemical properties, reducing soil erosion, and enhancing agricultural productivity would be improved. In order to improve technical quality, soil quality, crop yields, and society’s means of subsistence, it is therefore possible to advise that the layout of conservation measures, intensive capacity building about the layout of structures, and standard procedure be followed.
{"title":"Review on successful soil conservation methods in Ethiopia","authors":"Dilnesa Bayle, Kelemu Muluye","doi":"10.1080/23311932.2023.2274171","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2274171","url":null,"abstract":"Ethiopia’s low agricultural productivity and loss of soil nutrients are primarily due to land degradation. By interfering with natural processes, it deteriorates soil properties and endangers agricultural production. Different soil and water conservation (SWC) practices have been implemented in many regions of Ethiopia to combat it. Reviewing successful soil conservation methods in Ethiopia and their impacts on soil properties, agricultural productivity, and technical soil conservation quality are the main goals of this paper. Data were gathered from a range of sources, including publications on soil conservation, conferences, thesis works, and periodicals. SWC practices had either a positive or negative impact on the soil’s physicochemical characteristics and crop productivity. Under both biological and integrated SWC practices, the mean values of pH, TN, AVP, OM, and CEC were higher on treated farmland than on untreated farmland. Under all SWC practices, the average bulk density was higher on acreage that had not been treated than it had been. By effectively using SWC technology and integrating physical and biological measures, the technique for repairing soil physicochemical properties, reducing soil erosion, and enhancing agricultural productivity would be improved. In order to improve technical quality, soil quality, crop yields, and society’s means of subsistence, it is therefore possible to advise that the layout of conservation measures, intensive capacity building about the layout of structures, and standard procedure be followed.","PeriodicalId":10521,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Food & Agriculture","volume":"32 16","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135819328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-02DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2272464
Yuewei Li, Yao Zhu, Shuangjie Huang, Jinlei Luo, Mufang Sun, Yi Chen, Shuangfeng Jiang, Guiyi Guo, Yali Chang
Woody plants are important sources of edible oil, and the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) is a new option. In this study, the contents and composition of fatty acids in seed kernels of 10 conventional cultivars and 4 albino cultivars were analyzed and compared by GC-MS. A total of 22 fatty acids were identified. The main fatty acids were oleic acid (C18:1Δ9) (9.1051–15.0670%), linoleic acid (C18:2Δ9,12) (3.6386–7.7231%), and palmitic acid (C16:0) (2.3660–3.9445%), respectively. The ratio of saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) and polyunsaturated fatty acids of albino cultivar “Zhonghuang 2” (ZH No.2) was 1.00:2.67:1.85, of which the proportion of MUFAs was significantly lower than those of most conventional cultivars and albino cultivar “Suyuhuang”. Therefore, it is necessary to determine the chemical constituents before the development and utilization of tea seeds, especially for albino cultivars. Furthermore, ZH No.2 could be chosen as parent for improving the fatty acid composition of tea seeds in the breeding project.
{"title":"Comparison of fatty acid composition in seed kernels of tea plant ( <i>Camellia sinensis</i> ), between conventional cultivars and albino cultivars","authors":"Yuewei Li, Yao Zhu, Shuangjie Huang, Jinlei Luo, Mufang Sun, Yi Chen, Shuangfeng Jiang, Guiyi Guo, Yali Chang","doi":"10.1080/23311932.2023.2272464","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2272464","url":null,"abstract":"Woody plants are important sources of edible oil, and the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) is a new option. In this study, the contents and composition of fatty acids in seed kernels of 10 conventional cultivars and 4 albino cultivars were analyzed and compared by GC-MS. A total of 22 fatty acids were identified. The main fatty acids were oleic acid (C18:1Δ9) (9.1051–15.0670%), linoleic acid (C18:2Δ9,12) (3.6386–7.7231%), and palmitic acid (C16:0) (2.3660–3.9445%), respectively. The ratio of saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) and polyunsaturated fatty acids of albino cultivar “Zhonghuang 2” (ZH No.2) was 1.00:2.67:1.85, of which the proportion of MUFAs was significantly lower than those of most conventional cultivars and albino cultivar “Suyuhuang”. Therefore, it is necessary to determine the chemical constituents before the development and utilization of tea seeds, especially for albino cultivars. Furthermore, ZH No.2 could be chosen as parent for improving the fatty acid composition of tea seeds in the breeding project.","PeriodicalId":10521,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Food & Agriculture","volume":"60 10","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135934794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-02DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2276565
Tsegaye Mulugeta Habtewold, Almas Heshmati
New agricultural technologies and improved practices play a key role in increasing agricultural production and productivity, as well as improving national food security and overall social well-being. A large body of empirical literature shows how different technologies and improved practices can affect welfare indicators. However, rigorous evidence on the food security and nutritional implications of these technologies remains scarce in general and particularly in developing regions such as sub-Saharan Africa. This study uses panel data and adopts a fixed-effects approach as the main analysis method. Propensity score matching and endogenous treatment effects techniques are also used to test robustness and reduce selection bias in the estimation process. Thus, this study examines the relationship between adoption and nutrition, which has received little attention in most previous studies, and evaluates the impacts of three improved agricultural technologies (row planting, high-yielding seed varieties, and chemical fertilizers) on household food security and child nutrition. The results of the study show that the adoption of these technologies had a significant impact on both per capita consumption expenditure and child nutrition. In addition, the results of the differential impact analysis confirmed that impacts differed across the different segments of the households (quartiles based on area under improved technology and gender). We, thus, recommend the use of advanced agricultural technologies in combination (multiple types) rather than as separate technologies, and relevant institutions should promote the combination of advanced agricultural technologies, and the need for continued and large-scale public and private investment in the sector to address major development challenges. Finally, we note that the results from the current study have a broad and generic value that can be applied to a range of related cases in other developing countries.
{"title":"Impacts of improved agricultural technologies on food security and child nutrition in rural Ethiopia","authors":"Tsegaye Mulugeta Habtewold, Almas Heshmati","doi":"10.1080/23311932.2023.2276565","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2276565","url":null,"abstract":"New agricultural technologies and improved practices play a key role in increasing agricultural production and productivity, as well as improving national food security and overall social well-being. A large body of empirical literature shows how different technologies and improved practices can affect welfare indicators. However, rigorous evidence on the food security and nutritional implications of these technologies remains scarce in general and particularly in developing regions such as sub-Saharan Africa. This study uses panel data and adopts a fixed-effects approach as the main analysis method. Propensity score matching and endogenous treatment effects techniques are also used to test robustness and reduce selection bias in the estimation process. Thus, this study examines the relationship between adoption and nutrition, which has received little attention in most previous studies, and evaluates the impacts of three improved agricultural technologies (row planting, high-yielding seed varieties, and chemical fertilizers) on household food security and child nutrition. The results of the study show that the adoption of these technologies had a significant impact on both per capita consumption expenditure and child nutrition. In addition, the results of the differential impact analysis confirmed that impacts differed across the different segments of the households (quartiles based on area under improved technology and gender). We, thus, recommend the use of advanced agricultural technologies in combination (multiple types) rather than as separate technologies, and relevant institutions should promote the combination of advanced agricultural technologies, and the need for continued and large-scale public and private investment in the sector to address major development challenges. Finally, we note that the results from the current study have a broad and generic value that can be applied to a range of related cases in other developing countries.","PeriodicalId":10521,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Food & Agriculture","volume":"28 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135973338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Smallholder farmers face significant challenges in effectively managing their cattle due to the rapid outbreaks of theileriosis and other tick-borne diseases, resulting in severe economic losses. These outbreaks pose significant threats to food security and rural livelihoods, yet there is a lack of understanding of the factors affecting effective cattle disease management among smallholder farmers. In this paper, we determine the factors affecting effective cattle disease management in Mutare rural district, Zimbabwe. We quantify the economic losses associated with cattle diseases which we use as a proxy for effective cattle management. Multiple linear regression was used to analyse the data. Six wards were chosen at random among 36 wards in the district, and primary data was gathered from 90 randomly selected farmers. The results showed that cattle diseases cause significant losses in the rural Mutare district, with an average loss of US$ 1 288.87 per farmer during the two years under study. The level of education of the household head, access to an animal health officer, and training on cattle diseases are significant variables in reducing economic losses due to cattle diseases at 5% while formal credit access was found to be statistically significant at 1% significance level. To lessen the losses brought on by cattle diseases, we recommend the government raise the number of animal health officers, strengthen training programs on preventing and controlling cattle diseases, invest in the development of a comprehensive disease-reporting network, and the creation of policies that incentivize banks to lend money to farmers.
{"title":"Determinants of effective cattle disease management among smallholder farmers in light of rapid theileriosis outbreaks and economic losses: The case of Mutare rural district, Manicaland province, Zimbabwe","authors":"Ndakazonzwa Tirivanhu, Freddy Ruzhani, Newettie Jambo","doi":"10.1080/23311932.2023.2275419","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2275419","url":null,"abstract":"Smallholder farmers face significant challenges in effectively managing their cattle due to the rapid outbreaks of theileriosis and other tick-borne diseases, resulting in severe economic losses. These outbreaks pose significant threats to food security and rural livelihoods, yet there is a lack of understanding of the factors affecting effective cattle disease management among smallholder farmers. In this paper, we determine the factors affecting effective cattle disease management in Mutare rural district, Zimbabwe. We quantify the economic losses associated with cattle diseases which we use as a proxy for effective cattle management. Multiple linear regression was used to analyse the data. Six wards were chosen at random among 36 wards in the district, and primary data was gathered from 90 randomly selected farmers. The results showed that cattle diseases cause significant losses in the rural Mutare district, with an average loss of US$ 1 288.87 per farmer during the two years under study. The level of education of the household head, access to an animal health officer, and training on cattle diseases are significant variables in reducing economic losses due to cattle diseases at 5% while formal credit access was found to be statistically significant at 1% significance level. To lessen the losses brought on by cattle diseases, we recommend the government raise the number of animal health officers, strengthen training programs on preventing and controlling cattle diseases, invest in the development of a comprehensive disease-reporting network, and the creation of policies that incentivize banks to lend money to farmers.","PeriodicalId":10521,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Food & Agriculture","volume":"21 6","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135973189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-01DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2275404
Innocent Nwazulu Okwunodulu, Sara Chidimma Ozioko, Felicia Uchechukwu Okwunodulu, V. C. Ezeocha
Tomatoes are soft tissue perishable fruits high susceptible to bruises during loading, transportation, unloading, and retailing which lead to their deterioration and nutrient losses. This study explored the micronutrient changes in the fresh (whole) and stale (nkuwa) tomatoes during loading, transportation, unloading, distribution and retail sales in the three major retail market outlets in Umuahia metropolis with standard methods of analyses. The results of micronutrients (pro-vitamin A, vitamins B1, B2, B3 and C, calcium, magnesium, potassium, zinc, sodium and iron) evaluated revealed significant (p < 0.05) decrease for the entire stale tomato samples compared to their whole counterparts. With increase in distance from the landing bay, pro-vitamin A (β carotene) (598.36–579.64 µg/100 g), B1 (0.07–0.04 mg/100 g), B2 (0.05–0.03 mg/100 g), B3 (0.97–0.87 mg/100 g) and vitamin C (20.14–19.29 mg/100 g) decreased. Also the minerals (mg/100 g), calcium (16.15–15.77), potassium (409.71–409.62), magnesium (19.45–18.73), sodium (8.77–8.74), iron (0.42–0/35) and zinc (0.33–0.29) decreased. Micronutrient losses increased with increase in handling practices from the landing bay till it gets to the end users. Long-distance tomato transportation should be on smooth roads in the night inside rigid plastic crates to reduce bruises.
{"title":"Dynamics of micronutrients of fresh and stale tomatoes ( <i>lycopersicum esculentum</i> ) sold within Umuahia metropolis in Nigeria as a function of handling practices","authors":"Innocent Nwazulu Okwunodulu, Sara Chidimma Ozioko, Felicia Uchechukwu Okwunodulu, V. C. Ezeocha","doi":"10.1080/23311932.2023.2275404","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2275404","url":null,"abstract":"Tomatoes are soft tissue perishable fruits high susceptible to bruises during loading, transportation, unloading, and retailing which lead to their deterioration and nutrient losses. This study explored the micronutrient changes in the fresh (whole) and stale (nkuwa) tomatoes during loading, transportation, unloading, distribution and retail sales in the three major retail market outlets in Umuahia metropolis with standard methods of analyses. The results of micronutrients (pro-vitamin A, vitamins B1, B2, B3 and C, calcium, magnesium, potassium, zinc, sodium and iron) evaluated revealed significant (p < 0.05) decrease for the entire stale tomato samples compared to their whole counterparts. With increase in distance from the landing bay, pro-vitamin A (β carotene) (598.36–579.64 µg/100 g), B1 (0.07–0.04 mg/100 g), B2 (0.05–0.03 mg/100 g), B3 (0.97–0.87 mg/100 g) and vitamin C (20.14–19.29 mg/100 g) decreased. Also the minerals (mg/100 g), calcium (16.15–15.77), potassium (409.71–409.62), magnesium (19.45–18.73), sodium (8.77–8.74), iron (0.42–0/35) and zinc (0.33–0.29) decreased. Micronutrient losses increased with increase in handling practices from the landing bay till it gets to the end users. Long-distance tomato transportation should be on smooth roads in the night inside rigid plastic crates to reduce bruises.","PeriodicalId":10521,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Food & Agriculture","volume":"69 11-12","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135272277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-01DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2266194
Ifeanyi Michael Mazi, Helen Onyeaka, Hope Akegbe, Esther Ibe Njoagwuani, Chidinma Ezinne Ochulor, Iyiola Olatunji Oladunjoye, Adeola Dolapo Omotosho, Ogueri Nwaiwu, Phemelo Tamasiga, Olumide A. Odeyemi
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