A. A. Ikwuba

Post-Harvest Loses and Socioeconomic Sustenance of Yam Farmers in Southern Agricultural Zone of Nasarawa State

D. A. Iorzua, A. A. Ikwuba, J. T. Aan & S. C. Nwafor · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2020

Aims: The study determined the effect of post-harvest losses of yam on the socio-economic sustenance of farmers in Nasarawa State Nigeria. It also described the socio-economic status of farmers; determined the average quantities of yam lost for the years in review (2014-2018). St...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i830298

Pre-harvest Losses of Musa spp. and Food Security Situation of Households in Sub-Sahara Africa

K. T. Nkwain, E. C. Odiaka, A. A. Ikwuba, L. K. M. Fatty & A. T. Gam · Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · 2022

Musa spp. generally known as bananas and plantains are staples to many in Africa. However, pre-harvest losses of these crops for the past two decades are alarming. The paper reveals that pre-harvest losses of bananas and plantains since 2002 ranges from 20.7-100% in Sub-Sahara Af...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajarr/2022/v16i230454