VALLEY VIEW UNIVERSITY- TECHIMAN CAMPUS

RESEARCH PROPOSAL

TOPIC

OFFINSO-NORTH

MUNICIPALITY

ESSEL AMA EUNICE

211AB02000002

Bsc. AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT

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INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND

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INTRODUCTION

I am Essel Ama Eunice, a level 400 student of the Valley View University-Techiman Campus

reading Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Management. As part of the academic requirement of

the university, I will kindly require your assistance by way of information provision, to help me

complete this questionnaire for the above mentioned project.

I assure you that any information provided me will be treated confidentially.

(Please fill in the blanks and tick the right boxes where necessary)

SECTION A: PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name:……………………………………………………………………………....

Age:……………………….…………….

Gender: Male Female

Educational status: Primary secondary tertiary none other

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Occupation:……………………

SECTION B: PRODUCTION AND HARVESTING

1. Is the bruising or piercing of the fruits caused by insect pests?

Yes No If No Specify:……………..

2. How do you measure the losses after harvesting?

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3. What is the output per acre?

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4. Any reasons for the reduction in output per acre expected?

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5. Why the answer to the above?

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6. Estimated losses in percentage (%)…………. Value of loss in GH₵………………

7. Farm size (in acres) ……………………..

8. Type of variety(s) cultivated………………………………………………………………….

9. Cultural practices performed which might contribute to an increase in post harvest losses:

None Earthing-up staking others (specify)………………..

10. How is the harvest handled?

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11. What tools are used for harvesting the tomatoes?

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12. At what stage is the fruit harvested?

Ripen partly ripen Greenish

13. How do the fruits look like after harvest?

Firm and hard soft and bruised

14. How is the harvest sorted?

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15. What safety measures do you practice during harvesting?

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16. What quantity of tomato do you harvest each time?

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SECTION C: HANDLING AND STORAGE

1. Are there damages before the sorting is done?

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2. What form of packaging is done?

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3. How is the late harvested produce stored before buyers come for it in the morning?

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4. What are some of the methods you have come to consider can be done to preserve the fruits from

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5. Which of the varieties is subjected to early rotting?

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6. Availability of warehouse to the produce:

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7. Do you suffer losses during handling of the tomatoes?

Yes No

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8. How do you store your produce?

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9. Do you encounter any problems during storage?

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SECTION D: TRANSPORTATION AND MARKETING

1. How do they transport the tomatoes?

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2. How are the goods transported to the sorting ground?

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3. Where do you sell your tomatoes?

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4. What is the distance of the market from the farm?

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5. How do you transport the tomatoes from the farm to the market?

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6. Do you incur any loses during transportation?

Yes No

7. What quantity do you sell?

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