The loss of harvesting millet crop in Tihama plain, Al-Hudeida govt. during the agricultural season 2008-2009
University of Aden Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences,
Vol. 21 No. 1 (2017),
30-04-2017
Page 97-102
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47372/uajnas.2017.n1.a11
Abstract
This study was carried out during the period from Dec. 2008 to … 2009, in Tihama plain, Zabeed, Al-Hudeida govt. at two sites (Al-Soweiqa and Al-Tahita villages, on the crop of millet (local item), during the two stages of harvesting and post-harvest (drass). The study revealed that the percentage of loss during harvesting and drass (post-harvest) of millet crop in Al- Soweiqa village has reached 6% and 7.6% respectively, and that of Al-Tahita village has reached 4.3% and 8.6% respectively; whereas the percentage of loss altogether for the both sites has reached 13.6% and 12.9% respectively. This study has reflected the cost of loss of millet crop as 141,250,000 Y.R. for the harvesting stage and 178,950,000 Y.R. in Al-Soweiqa village, whereas that loss of Al-Tahita village during both stages (harvesting and post-harvest) was 101,250,000 Y.R. and 202,500,000 Y.R., respectively.
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Loss of harvesting and post-harvest(drass), mellit, Tihama plain, Yemen
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