2024, Vol. 9, Special Issue 5
Economic analysis of post-harvest losses in selected crops of Buldhana district
Author(s): Jagannath P Rajput, AS Tingre, UT Dangore, NV Shende, GJ Bhagat, AH Khade and Ashwini A Mohanapure
Abstract: The present study has been carried out to estimate the extent of post-harvest losses at different stages of pigeon pea and gram. The post-harvest losses have been estimated using survey data collected from 90 farmers for each crop in Buldhana district for the year 2023-2024. The post-harvest losses at the farm level have been estimated to be 2.73 kg/qtl for pigeon pea and 2.63 kg/qtl for gram. The losses have been highest during harvesting for both crops: 0.75 kg/qtl (27.37%) for pigeon pea and 0.79 kg/qtl (29.97%) for gram, followed by storage: 0.62 kg/qtl (22.68%) for pigeon pea and 0.70 kg/qtl (26.71%) for gram. The quantity loss during threshing was 0.68 kg/qtl (25.13%) for pigeon pea and 0.60 kg/qtl (22.88%) for gram. The quantity loss during winnowing was 0.32 kg/qtl (11.60%) for pigeon pea and 0.28 kg/qtl (10.52%) for gram. The average loss during drying was found to be 0.36 kg/qtl (13.22%) for pigeon pea and 0.26 kg/qtl (9.90%) for gram. Regression analysis showed that age, education, productivity, and area under crop have a significant impact on post-harvest losses. Hence, efforts should be made for capacity building by providing training and technical advice on post-harvest handling, storage practices, drying, and proper use of insecticides to significantly reduce these losses.
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Jagannath P Rajput, AS Tingre, UT Dangore, NV Shende, GJ Bhagat, AH Khade, Ashwini A Mohanapure. Economic analysis of post-harvest losses in selected crops of Buldhana district. Int J Stat Appl Math 2024;9(5S):36-38.