STATUS OF SELECTED MECHANIZATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR TUBER CROPS IN ETHIOPIA: A REVIEW
የተመረጡት የሜካናይዜሽን ቴክኖሎጅዎች የቲዩበር ሰብሎች ሁኔታ በኢትዮጵያ፡ አጠቃላይ ግምገማ
DOI : https://doi.org/10.35633/inmateh-78-79
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A study aimed to investigate the status of postharvest technologies developed for root crops for the intervention of improvement, participatory evaluation, scale-up and distribution of technologies. Agriculture is a key component of Ethiopia's Growth and Transformation Strategy, which aims to improve the quality of life for its citizens, enhance food self-sufficiency, and increase income generation. A review on the status of selected post-harvest technologies for root crops was conducted on a decorticator, pulverize, fermenter, washer, polisher, boiler, peeler, grader, and digger. The review revealed that, in order to alleviate the root crops processing problem, very few studies have been conducted in Ethiopia. There is still a high demand for postharvest technologies to streamline root crop processing procedures and cut down on labour-intensive tasks and time commitments. Postharvest technologies development related to root crops was still far apart when compared to grain crops, which means the technology intervention for root crops was non-significant, but currently, in the case of enset processing, good progress has been made. Root crops are the most perishable crop, which can deteriorate within two or three days after harvesting, so the intervention of technologies is very important for processing. The investigation was carried out on the selected postharvest technologies developed for root crops in Ethiopia only. Further research and development are needed to improve root-crop processing technologies and make them more accessible to farmers. This study suggests that researchers, institutions, and all stakeholders should explore innovative technologies to address the problem of root crop processing technologies. Based on a review of the status of technologies, the effective technologies that were identified in this study are recommended for intervention of minor improvement, participatory evaluation, scale-up and distribution for end users.
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