Retailers’ knowledge and practices on the storage and handling of certified vegetable seeds: A case study of the Ashanti Region, Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorAdom, Johnson Antwi
dc.contributor.authorDzidzienyo, Daniel Kwadjo
dc.contributor.authorOfosu-Anim, John
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-30T12:15:05Z
dc.date.available2023-04-30T12:15:05Z
dc.date.issued2021-09-23
dc.descriptionSustainable Futures, Volume 3en_US
dc.description.abstractPoor seed storage and handling practices adversely affect seed quality. To investigate retailers’ knowledge and practices in handling and storing certified vegetable seeds to ensure seed quality maintenance, a survey was conducted with a questionnaire and a thermo-hygrometer in the Ashanti Region. Results indicated retailers were aware of the factors that affected seed quality during storage. Retailers stored seeds at room temperature, and repackaged seeds in smaller sizes due to challenges like lack of cold storage, lack of credits, seed pricing and seed package sizes. Retailers require cold storage facilities to ensure continuous supply of quality seeds to farmers.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipACE: Crop Improvementen_US
dc.identifier.citationAdom, J. A., Dzidzienyo, D. K., & Ofosu-Anim, J. (2021). Retailers’ knowledge and practices on the storage and handling of certified vegetable seeds: A case study of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. Sustainable Futures, 3, 100059.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2666-1888
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2021.100059
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectVegetablesen_US
dc.subjectCertified seedsen_US
dc.subjectSeed qualityen_US
dc.subjectSeed retailersen_US
dc.subjectSeed storage practicesen_US
dc.subjectSeed marketing challengesen_US
dc.subjectAgricultureen_US
dc.subjectUniversity of Ghanaen_US
dc.titleRetailers’ knowledge and practices on the storage and handling of certified vegetable seeds: A case study of the Ashanti Region, Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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