Journal of
Stored Products and Postharvest Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Stored Prod. Postharvest Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6567
  • DOI: 10.5897/JSPPR
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 166

Full Length Research Paper

Post-harvest losses and handling practices of durable and perishable crops produced in relation with food security of households in Ethiopia: Secondary data analysis

Abadi Gebre Mezgebe
  • Abadi Gebre Mezgebe
  • School of Nutrition, Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Zemenu Kerie Terefe
  • Zemenu Kerie Terefe
  • School of Nutrition, Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Tafese Bosha
  • Tafese Bosha
  • School of Nutrition, Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Tilku Desalegn Muchie
  • Tilku Desalegn Muchie
  • School of Nutrition, Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Yosef Teklegiorgis
  • Yosef Teklegiorgis
  • School of Animal and Range Sciences, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 08 February 2016
  •  Accepted: 04 May 2016
  •  Published: 31 May 2016

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