Research Article
Postharvest Storage Practices of Maize in Rift Valley and Lower Eastern Regions of Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 7
Factors farmers attributed to maize spoilage in the study regions.
| | No | Perceptions on factors attributable to maize grain spoilage | Total (n = 314) | Region | X2 | df | value | | Rift Valley (n = 165) | Lower Eastern (n = 149) |
| | 1 | Poor soil | 98 (31.2%) | 60 (36.4%) | 38 (25.5%) | 4.301 | 1 | 0.038 | | 2 | Dampness in storage place | 287 (91.4%) | 159 (96.4%) | 128 (85.9%) | 10.895 | 1 | 0.001 | | 3 | Wetness in piles of harvested maize | 282 (89.8%) | 155 (93.9%) | 127 (85.2%) | 6.482 | 1 | 0.011 | | 4 | Harvesting maize earlier than usual | 258 (82.2%) | 141 (85.5%) | 117 (78.5%) | 2.569 | 1 | 0.109 | | 5 | Wet weather during harvest | 278 (88.5%) | 153 (92.7%) | 125 (83.9%) | 6.020 | 1 | 0.014 | | 6 | Insects/pests in storage place | 159 (50.6%) | 101 (61.2%) | 58 (38.9%) | 15.557 | 1 | <0.001 | | 7 | Drying maize longer than average | 53 (16.9%) | 29 (17.6%) | 24 (16.1%) | 0.120 | 1 | 0.729 |
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