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Management of post harvested cereals is a proactive approach intended to solve a
problem of post harvested looses. This is an intervention is place to ensure the
situation does not happen again or if it happens a process is defined on how it should
be handled. These losses occur between the completion of harvest and the moment
of consumption.
This study aim at examining the management ways of post harvested crops, used by
the households in Siha District in Kilimanjaro Region. In that, the study focuses on
the technologies and methods used for handling and managing the cereals during the
harvesting period. These methods will be examined as to how they help the farmers
to manage their harvests.
Apart from that, the study discusses the contribution technologies used for post
harvested crops and its importance to make food security to households in Siha
District. Here, the advantages are pointed out to examine its contribution to
managing cereal crops. Also, the technologies used by farmers are explained and to
how long and how much they help to make food sustainable for future use.
Moreover, the challenges are explained by household farmers, where, despite the
contribution of management ways, the farmers face obstacles during the process.
These obstacles have to be tackled to individual farmers, government and other
stakeholders to ensure that post harvested cereal crops are completely managed.
The research study had a sample of 100 respondents coming from 5 wards of Siha
District. These wards are Sanya Juu, Biriri, Ivaeny, Livishi and Nasai. In each ward
20 respondents were selected using sampling procedures. These respondents were
individual farmers. |
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