Table 1.
Quantitative post-harvest losses (%) of potato root at production and different supply chain stage locations in districts of Jimma zone.
| Districts | Peasant Association | Supply chain stages |
Total loss |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left over after harvesting (%) | Damage during harvesting (%) | Transportation loss (%) | Weight (kg) | Percent (%) | ||
| Dedo | Debele | 3.2 ± 0.2NS | 6.0 ± 0. 3c | 2.7 ± 0.1a | 11.90 | 1,785 |
| Kusaye | 4.5 ± 0.1NS | 10.0 ± 0.4a | 1.6 ± 0.1ab | 16.06 | 2,409 | |
| Quno | 3.7 ± 0.2NS | 3.3 ± 0.3d | 2.4 ± 0.2a | 9.40 | 1,416 | |
| Average loss (%) | 3.8 ± 0.4 | 6 ± 2 | 2.2 ± 0.3 | 12.45 | 1,870 | |
| Seka | Deboyaya | 5.7 ± 0.3NS | 2.8 ± 0.2d | 0.4 ± 0.3c | 8.84 | 1,326 |
| Atro Sufa | 4.7 ± 0.3NS | 9.2 ± 0.3ab | 0.9 ± 0.2bc | 14.80 | 2,220 | |
| Wekito Medalu | 3.1 ± 0.1NS | 6.80 ± 0.07bc | 1.6 ± 0.2b | 11.48 | 1,722 | |
| Average loss (%) | 4.5 ± 0.7 | 6 ± 2 | 1.0 ± 0.3 | 11.7 | 1,756 | |
| Total loss (%) | 24.84 | 38.04 | 9.6 | 72.48 | 10,878 | |
| Average loss per hectare (%) | 4.1 ± 0.2 | 6.3 ± 0.3 | 1.6 ± 0.2 | 12.08 | 1,813 | |
Notes: NS = non-significant, Results are mean values of triplicate determination and means with the different letters across the column are significantly different (p < 0.05).