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

Postharvest loss assessment of maize (Zea mays) along its value chain in Nigeria

Kitinoja Lisa
  • Kitinoja Lisa
  • The Postharvest Education Foundation, P. O. Box 38, La Pine, Oregon 97739, USA.
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Dandago Munir Abba
  • Dandago Munir Abba
  • 2Department of Food Science and Technology, Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil P. M. B. 3244 Kano, Kano State, Nigeria.
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Abdullahi Nura
  • Abdullahi Nura
  • 2Department of Food Science and Technology, Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil P. M. B. 3244 Kano, Kano State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 22 November 2018
  •  Accepted: 25 December 2018
  •  Published: 31 January 2019

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