January 2016

Measured and predicted temperature of maize grain (Zea mays L.) under hermetic storage conditions

The physical properties of grain, such as temperature and moisture content are two key factors in grain storage. Temperature and relative humidity are two crucial factors for stored grain. In this study, three different storage conditions (room temperature at , 25°C; cooling at , 4 °C; and freezing at , -20°C) were investigated. Yellow dent corn (Zea mays L.) maize(variety Blue River 571136) from Iowa,...

Author(s): Rashid, A., Suleiman, and Kurt, A, . Rosentrater

January 2016

Exploring value chain and post-harvest losses of Teff in Bacho and Dawo districts of central Ethiopia

This study was made with the aim of exploring Teff value chain and postharvest-losses in Ethiopia. Semi-structured survey questionnaire and interview of key informants were used to collect primary data. Characterizations, descriptive statistics, Probit, and Tobit regression models were used to analyze data collected. SPSS and Microsoft Excel were used to analyze the data. The result identified major chain actors in the...

Author(s): Tadesse Kenea Amentae, Efa Gobena Tura, Girma Gebresenbet and David Ljungberg