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Postharvest Handling Practices of Cabbage and Cauliflower in Selected Areas of Myanmar
Thandar Hnin
The study was conducted to investigate the existing handling practices and
postharvest losses of cabbage and cauliflower in selected areas of Myanmar from
December 2011 to May 2012. A total of 211 respondents from Aung Ban, Nay Pyi
Taw and Yangon were randomly selected and interviewed using structural
questionnaires. At the grower sites, the losses of cauliflower in Tatkone were
significantly higher than that of Aung Ban due to pest, disease and climatic condition
at preharvest stage. The harvesting losses and transportation losses of cabbage and
cauliflower at the grower site in Aung Ban were significantly higher than that of
Tatkone due to improper harvesting, unsystematic handling practices and poor
transportation. The harvesting loss of cabbage at the broker site in Tatkone was
significantly higher than that of Aung Ban. The losses of both crops were highest
significantly at grower sites among the stakeholders. However, there were no
significant differences in losses along the supply chain between growers and
wholesalers. Postharvest losses of cabbage and cauliflower at wholesalers in Yangon
were significantly higher than that of Nay Pyi Taw due to prolong transportation
period while the losses of both crops at the retailers in Nay Pyi Taw were significantly
higher than that of Yangon due to different types of transportation vehicles. The
losses of cauliflower stakeholders were higher than that of cabbage stakeholders due
to its inflorescence crop type and discoloration of the curd. The suitable and mostly
used position during storage and transportation for cabbage is upside down and side
by side position for cauliflower. Packaging of mesh bag, plastic bag and bamboo
basket at the retailers were commonly employed. It was observed that cabbage and
cauliflower without packaging materials were currently practiced during
transportation.
2014-01
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12678/0000000187
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