Four different morphological plant parts of Musa spp.(banana and plantain) residues
obtained from the rainforest belt of Nigeria were investigated. The study undertook Fourier …

Size reduction is very fundamental and crucial to (and enhances subsequent operations in)
postharvest processing of raw plantain into storable and value-added products. In Nigeria …

Understanding value chain actors, relationships, opportunities and constraints are crucial in
determining the contribution of a commodity to economic development. However, one critical …

Purpose Much attention has been paid to farm credit access with less focus on determining
the actual credit amount needed to bring about a specified increase in productivity relative to …

Nigeria is the largest producer of plantain in West Africa, having an annual production of
about 2.4 million metric tons, with about 49% of farming households producing plantain as …

Plantain and banana are important fruit crops cultivated mainly in the southern part of
Nigeria. They constitute a source of livelihood for millions of people within the production …

Abstracts Bananas are native to southern and southeastern tropical Asia and belong to the
Musaceae family. Bananas are high in vitamin C, potassium, soluble fiber, and protease …

Postharvest losses which refer to the measurable quantitative and qualitative food losses in
any agro-food supply chain account for significant amounts of food loss. Lack of consistent …

Plantain biomass value chain analysis was conducted to generate benchmark information
that supports reduction of post-harvest losses of plantain and to identify value-added …

Plantain is one of the staple foods in Enugu State whose opportunities, challenges, and
prospects in value addition are not yet known to the citizenry. Therefore, this study identified …