Impact of storage management strategies on operational efficiency and profitability among smallholder onion farmers in Shinkafi lga, Zamfara state, Nigeria
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This study explores how different storage methods affect efficiency and profitability among smallholder onion farmers in Shinkafi LGA, Zamfara State, Nigeria. It assesses traditional, hybrid, and ventilated storage methods to reduce post-harvest losses and enhance profitability by preserving onion quality. Using the Technology Acceptance Model, the research highlights farmers' challenges in adopting innovative storage techniques. Data were collected from 381 farmers via a Likert-scale questionnaire in May- June 2023. Most respondents were male (98.4%), aged 19-30, married, Muslim, and had secondary education. The findings revealed that the traditional and ventilated storage methods significantly decrease post-harvest losses, as indicated by their respective t statistics and p-values (traditional method: t=3.607, P=.000, P
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Onion
Post-harvest management
Food security
Profit
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Tijjani Salihu Shinkafi, Andrew Nyakundi, Tukur Muhammad, Eric Mabonga. "Impact of storage management strategies on operational efficiency and profitability among smallholder onion farmers in Shinkafi lga, Zamfara state, Nigeria." KIU Interdisciplinary Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences , vol. 5 , no. 2 , 2024 , pp. 325-355
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