Effect of Postharvest Loss of Fruits and Vegetables on Consumers and Retailers Food Security during Retail at Lafto Fruit and Vegetable Market Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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2023-10
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Addis Ababa University
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The study amid to determine effect of postharvest Loss of Fruits and Vegetables during Retail at Lafto Fruit and Vegetable Market Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’. One third of all food produced on the planet and about a half of all fruit and vegetables are lost and not consumed. A crosssectional study was undertaken among 354 retailers and consumers. Simple random sampling technique was employed for selection of consumers attending the market and retailers were selected by systematic sampling, interviewed to obtain quantitative data on demographic and socioeconomic variables, factors associated with post -harvest and food security behaviors. Both descriptive statistics and econometric analysis were applied using SPSS version 20 software. Furthermore, chi-square was done to explore the association between the predictor factors and post -harvest loss of fruit and vegetables. Also ordered logistic regression was used to determine the significance of food security with variables. The study finding showed that 53.2% retailers were food secured which indicate retailers were more food secure than consumers 47.9%. The finding of ordered logistic regression revealed that those who faced the postharvest lost were 12.355 times more likely to be moderately food in secured as compared to being food secured (AOR=12.355; 95%CI = 2.312 - 66.025, Pvalue=0.003). In addition to this, both the retailors and customers who had less amount of household income were found to be 1.0001 times more likely to be moderately food in secured as compared to that of food secured study participants. Based on the finding of this study working on reduction of post -harvest loss of fruit and vegetables were very important to enhance the food security status of both consumers and retailers.
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Post harvest losses, fruits, vegetables, food security, Addis Ababa