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What are the activities included in post-harvest activities?
What are the activities included in post-harvest activities?
- Harvesting, packaging, transportation, and selling
- Harvesting, handling, storage, processing, packaging, transportation, and marketing (correct)
- Harvesting, cooking, distribution, and selling
- Harvesting, processing, packaging, and transportation
Why are post-harvest losses of horticultural produce a major problem?
Why are post-harvest losses of horticultural produce a major problem?
- They result in higher prices for consumers
- They represent a waste of human effort, farm inputs, livelihoods, investments, and scarce resources (correct)
- They lead to overproduction in the market
- They cause a decrease in consumer demand
Why are post-harvest losses for horticultural produce difficult to measure?
Why are post-harvest losses for horticultural produce difficult to measure?
- It is easy to track all losses throughout the value chain
- In some cases, everything harvested by a farmer may end up being sold to consumers
- Use of average loss figures is often misleading (correct)
- There can be losses in quality, as measured by the price obtained and the nutritional value
What are the on-farm causes of post-harvest losses?
What are the on-farm causes of post-harvest losses?
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When might post-harvest losses be 100%?
When might post-harvest losses be 100%?
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