Adoption of postharvest innovations to minimize tomato losses in Nigeria
Postharvest loss (PHL) remains a critical challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Nigeria, where it exacerbates food insecurity and economic vulnerabilities. This study investigates the adoption of postharvest packaging technologies (PHPTs), focusing on reusable plastic crates (RPCs) for to...
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| author | Yami, M. Liverpool-Tasie, L.S.O. Olaoye, I. Assfaw Wossen, T. Feleke, S. Abdoulaye, T. |
| author_browse | Abdoulaye, T. Assfaw Wossen, T. Feleke, S. Liverpool-Tasie, L.S.O. Olaoye, I. Yami, M. |
| author_facet | Yami, M. Liverpool-Tasie, L.S.O. Olaoye, I. Assfaw Wossen, T. Feleke, S. Abdoulaye, T. |
| author_sort | Yami, M. |
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| description | Postharvest loss (PHL) remains a critical challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Nigeria, where it exacerbates food insecurity and economic vulnerabilities. This study investigates the adoption of postharvest packaging technologies (PHPTs), focusing on reusable plastic crates (RPCs) for tomato harvesting and marketing, and examines farmers’ adoption decisions with market channel choices. Using a dataset of 1,704 tomato farmers, we address the potential endogeneity between RPCs adoption and the choice of market channels through a recursive bivariate probit model. The findings indicate that farmers engaged in long-distance sales are more likely to adopt RPCs, motivated by the potential for higher price premiums and reduced losses during transit. However, there are significant barriers to RPCs’ adoption, including high acquisition costs and limited availability in rural areas. The study findings also underscore the importance of irrigation practices, membership in farmers’ associations, and proximity to major output markets as key drivers of RPCs’ uptake. These insights are critical for informing targeted interventions to improve access to and adoption of PHPTs, thereby reducing PHL and strengthening the resilience of smallholder tomato farmers in Nigeria. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1762752025-11-11T10:34:48Z Adoption of postharvest innovations to minimize tomato losses in Nigeria Yami, M. Liverpool-Tasie, L.S.O. Olaoye, I. Assfaw Wossen, T. Feleke, S. Abdoulaye, T. postharvest technology food losses markets socioeconomics sustainability Postharvest loss (PHL) remains a critical challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Nigeria, where it exacerbates food insecurity and economic vulnerabilities. This study investigates the adoption of postharvest packaging technologies (PHPTs), focusing on reusable plastic crates (RPCs) for tomato harvesting and marketing, and examines farmers’ adoption decisions with market channel choices. Using a dataset of 1,704 tomato farmers, we address the potential endogeneity between RPCs adoption and the choice of market channels through a recursive bivariate probit model. The findings indicate that farmers engaged in long-distance sales are more likely to adopt RPCs, motivated by the potential for higher price premiums and reduced losses during transit. However, there are significant barriers to RPCs’ adoption, including high acquisition costs and limited availability in rural areas. The study findings also underscore the importance of irrigation practices, membership in farmers’ associations, and proximity to major output markets as key drivers of RPCs’ uptake. These insights are critical for informing targeted interventions to improve access to and adoption of PHPTs, thereby reducing PHL and strengthening the resilience of smallholder tomato farmers in Nigeria. 2025 2025-09-01T09:58:34Z 2025-09-01T09:58:34Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176275 en Open Access application/pdf Yami, M., Liverpool-Tasie, L.S.O., Olaoye, I., Assfaw Wossen, T., Feleke, S. & Abdoulaye, T. (2025). Adoption of postharvest innovations to minimize tomato losses in Nigeria. Scientific Reports, 15(1): 30418, 1-16. |
| spellingShingle | postharvest technology food losses markets socioeconomics sustainability Yami, M. Liverpool-Tasie, L.S.O. Olaoye, I. Assfaw Wossen, T. Feleke, S. Abdoulaye, T. Adoption of postharvest innovations to minimize tomato losses in Nigeria |
| title | Adoption of postharvest innovations to minimize tomato losses in Nigeria |
| title_full | Adoption of postharvest innovations to minimize tomato losses in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Adoption of postharvest innovations to minimize tomato losses in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adoption of postharvest innovations to minimize tomato losses in Nigeria |
| title_short | Adoption of postharvest innovations to minimize tomato losses in Nigeria |
| title_sort | adoption of postharvest innovations to minimize tomato losses in nigeria |
| topic | postharvest technology food losses markets socioeconomics sustainability |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176275 |
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