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Table 8 List of variables intervention of fish post-harvest loss

From: Assessment of fish post-harvest losses in Tekeze dam and Lake Hashenge fishery associations: northern Ethiopia

Variables (n = 254)

No. (%)

How do you overcome loss

 Decrease production when refrigerators are full, Good arrangements and management of refrigerators

140 (55.1)

 I don’t know, not solved still now

39 (15.4)

 By increasing number of refrigerators and by using generator

32 (12.6)

 Reach on time to refrigerators

28 (11)

 I didn’t face post-harvest loss

15 (5.9)

Describe how you and people in your area have tried to reduce fish post-harvest losses

 By quickly reaching to storage area and refrigerated immediately, by controlling refrigerators and separate the spoiled and healthy once, by reducing production and by adding refrigerators

135 (53.2)

 By communicating each other, giving assignments and responsibilities, by accomplishing our operations early in the morning and doing in cool and shady area, reducing exposure of the harvest from high temperature and by keeping the meat clean, no more sleep after deploying the net, operate quickly

75 (29.5)

 By increasing human power during highest production time

5 (2)

 I don’t know, no change yet, no means yet

37 (14.6)