POST-HARVEST LOSSES OF PINEAPPLE AT VARIOUS STAGES OF HANDLING FROM THE FARM LEVEL UP TO THE CONSUMER IN MANIPUR

S. NINGOMBAM¹*, A.S. NOEL², J. SINGH^3
1Department of Agricultural Economics, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, 211007, Uttar Pradesh, India
²Department of Agricultural Economics, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, 211007, Uttar Pradesh, India
³Department of Agriculture Engineering, Central Agricultural University, Imphal, 795004, India
* Corresponding Author : abening123@gmail.com

Received : 19-07-2019     Accepted : 27-11-2019     Published : 30-11-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 22       Pages : 9235 - 9237
Int J Agr Sci 11.22 (2019):9235-9237

Keywords : Pineapple, Post-harvest losses, Wholesale, Consumer
Academic Editor : Dr S.J. Patil, Gupta Jagreeti, P.P. Bhalerao
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Agricultural Economics, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, 211007, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The research study was carried out in Imphal East district of Manipur during the year 2016-17. Following the simple random sampling, 120 respondents were selected from four villages. The post-harvest losses at farm level were quantified, which accounted for about 8.44 percent loss. Losses at wholesale market including transportation accounted for about 4.93 percent. The losses at retailer, storage unit and consumer level accounted for about 5.46 percent, 3.19 percent and 6.82 percent respectively. The post-harvest losses at different stages from farm level up to the consumer accounted for about 34.49 percent.

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