On-Farm Assessment of Maize Storage and Conservation Technologies in the Central and Northern Republic of Benin
The loss rates and financial profitability of maize storage and conservation technologies were assessed in the central and northern regions of the Republic of Benin. The experimentations were conducted specifically in the villages of Boukoumbé and Savalou and were randomly sampled. A total of four s...
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doaj-7d9967e162464ba084259d3bd469dc6c2021-04-02T18:58:50ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722021-01-0111323210.3390/agriculture11010032On-Farm Assessment of Maize Storage and Conservation Technologies in the Central and Northern Republic of BeninEvelyne Sissinto Gbenou0Ygué Patrice Adégbola1Pélagie Manhoussi Hessavi2Segla Roch Cedrique Zossou3Gauthier Biaou4Departement of Economics, Socio-Anthropology and Communication for Rural Development, University of Abomey-Calavi, Abomey-Calavi 01 BP 526, BeninAgricultural Policy Analysis Program, National Institute of Agricultural Research of Benin, Cotonou 01 BP 884, BeninInternational Center of Research and Training in Social Science, Porto-Novo 02 BP 238, BeninInternational Center of Research and Training in Social Science, Porto-Novo 02 BP 238, BeninRectorate, National University of Agriculture, Porto-Novo 01 BP 55, BeninThe loss rates and financial profitability of maize storage and conservation technologies were assessed in the central and northern regions of the Republic of Benin. The experimentations were conducted specifically in the villages of Boukoumbé and Savalou and were randomly sampled. A total of four storage technologies were offered to 137 producers: the polypropylene bag, the Purdue Improved Cowpea Storage (PICS) bag, the metal silo, and the improved and closed earthen attic (with or without stock processing). The method by Pantenius was used to determine the loss rates, and the economic method of Gittinger was used to evaluate the profitability of technologies. The results showed that the technologies that recorded fewer losses in the two communes during storage were the PICS bag with grain treatment by chemical conservation measures in Savalou (9.42 ± 4.64%) and Boukoumbé (2.69 ± 0.77%), the PICS bag without grain treatment in Savalou (11.71 ± 2.78%), the metal silo with grain treatment in Boukoumbé (4.92 ± 1.36%) and the polypropylene bag with grain treatment in Savalou (10.56 ± 2.80%) and Boukoumbé (4.02 ± 1.23%). Therefore, the financial analysis results indicated that the most profitable storage technologies were the PICS bag with treatment in the center of Benin and the polypropylene bag without treatment in northern Benin.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/1/32maizestorage systemsfinancial profitability |
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Evelyne Sissinto Gbenou Ygué Patrice Adégbola Pélagie Manhoussi Hessavi Segla Roch Cedrique Zossou Gauthier Biaou On-Farm Assessment of Maize Storage and Conservation Technologies in the Central and Northern Republic of Benin Agriculture maize storage systems financial profitability |
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Evelyne Sissinto Gbenou Ygué Patrice Adégbola Pélagie Manhoussi Hessavi Segla Roch Cedrique Zossou Gauthier Biaou |
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On-Farm Assessment of Maize Storage and Conservation Technologies in the Central and Northern Republic of Benin |
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On-Farm Assessment of Maize Storage and Conservation Technologies in the Central and Northern Republic of Benin |
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On-Farm Assessment of Maize Storage and Conservation Technologies in the Central and Northern Republic of Benin |
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On-Farm Assessment of Maize Storage and Conservation Technologies in the Central and Northern Republic of Benin |
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On-Farm Assessment of Maize Storage and Conservation Technologies in the Central and Northern Republic of Benin |
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on-farm assessment of maize storage and conservation technologies in the central and northern republic of benin |
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The loss rates and financial profitability of maize storage and conservation technologies were assessed in the central and northern regions of the Republic of Benin. The experimentations were conducted specifically in the villages of Boukoumbé and Savalou and were randomly sampled. A total of four storage technologies were offered to 137 producers: the polypropylene bag, the Purdue Improved Cowpea Storage (PICS) bag, the metal silo, and the improved and closed earthen attic (with or without stock processing). The method by Pantenius was used to determine the loss rates, and the economic method of Gittinger was used to evaluate the profitability of technologies. The results showed that the technologies that recorded fewer losses in the two communes during storage were the PICS bag with grain treatment by chemical conservation measures in Savalou (9.42 ± 4.64%) and Boukoumbé (2.69 ± 0.77%), the PICS bag without grain treatment in Savalou (11.71 ± 2.78%), the metal silo with grain treatment in Boukoumbé (4.92 ± 1.36%) and the polypropylene bag with grain treatment in Savalou (10.56 ± 2.80%) and Boukoumbé (4.02 ± 1.23%). Therefore, the financial analysis results indicated that the most profitable storage technologies were the PICS bag with treatment in the center of Benin and the polypropylene bag without treatment in northern Benin. |
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