Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is an important crop cultivated and consumed worldwide.
It provides a wide variety of nutrients and many health-related benefits to the human body …

Tomatoes are one of the most significant fruit and vegetable crops in Nigeria. This could be
ascribed to the fact that it helps many farmers support their way of life and improve their …

Contamination and health risk hazards of organophosphorus pesticides residues in
vegetables were studied. Ethyl-chlorpyrifos, observed at an average level of 0.211±0.010 …

The aim of this study was to examine the determinants of postharvest losses in tomato
production in the Offinso North district of Ghana. A standardized structured questionnaire …

Crop losses, especially along the post-harvest food supply chain, have been identified as
one of the major causes of food shortage problems in most developing countries and in …

Background Ethiopia has possibly the highest potential for potato production than any
country in Africa. Postharvest loss (20–25%) is one of the major problems in the potato …

Tomato production in Pakistan faces significant problems of low yields due to various biotic
and abiotic stresses primarily because of a narrow genetic base of the cultivars being used …

Determinants of post-harvest losses (PHLs) in fruits are categorized into biological and
environmental. While these are well known and have been discussed by numerous authors …

Food loss and waste (FLW) in developing countries is often high at postharvest stages due
to technical and infrastructural constraints, while supermarket expansion has induced …

The study was on resource use efficiency among tomato farmers in Kogi State, Nigeria. The
data were collected from 240 tomato farmers through purposive sampling in 2014 …