POST HARVEST HANDLING ASSESSMENT

OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN

POLOMOLOK PUBLIC MARKET

KEEN LAND BASAN

NELVEN V. BEDANIA
IYAD A. TANTONG
ARJIE NIVELLE QUITA
 The survey was conducted at Polomok
Public Market last August 25, 2018. The
team was assigned to gather different
information about postharvest practices of
the vendors.
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
TABULATION
Name Marital Spouse No. of Age Educational Occupation Address Other Source of Number of
status Name(married) Children Status source of income years in job
income
1.RONA MAE SINGLE N/A N/A 23 2 YRS HRM FULLTIME SILWAY 8 NONE Vendor 7
FALDAS GRAD. VENDOR POL. SOUTH
COT.
2.GEMMAR P. MARRIED MISHEL T. 2 36 ELEMENTARY FULLTIME POB. NONE Vendor 7
MAGPON MAGPON LEVEL VENDOR POLOMOLOK
SOUTH COT.
3.JUNIE MARRIED MYRA ESTORQUE 2 29 HIGH SCHOOL FULLTIME PALKAN, NONE Vendor 9
ANTATES LEV. VENDOR SOUTH COT.
4.LILIBETH MARRIED EUFRACINO 4 49 HIGH SCHOOL FULLTIME POB. NONE Vendor 4
PALAVO PALAVO LEV. VENDOR POLOMOLOK
SOUTH COT
5.ELVIE MARRIED JERRY FLANG 5 33 HIGH SCHOOL FULLTIME LAMBANGAN NONE Vendor 5 MONTHS
FLANG LEV. VENDOR , T. BOLI
SOUTH COT
6.NELIA MARRIED ARNEL MENDOZA 2 40 HIGH SCHOOL FULLTIME TUAZON NONE Vendor 13
MENDOZA LEV. VENDOR SUB. POL.
SOUTH COT
7.NELLY MARRIED WIDOWED 5 69 HIGH SCHOOL FULLTIME POLOMOLOK NONE Vendor 40
OLITHAO LEV. VENDOR SOUTH COT.

8.BRAZEL MARRIED NILO BAGO 2 32 HIGH SCHOOL FULLTIME PALKAN, NONE Vendor 10
ANN BAGO LEV. VENDOR SOUTH COT
9.CARMELA MARRIED ROBERTO DAYE 4 45 HIGH SCHOOL FULLTIME POLOMOLOK NONE Vendor 8
DAYE LEV. VENDOR , SOUTH
COT
10.GENA MARRIED ERNESTO 4 39 HIGH SCHOOL FULLTIME POLOMOLOK NONE Vendor 2
 Among the vendors that we interviewed are high
school and elementary level only one of them is
college level. Experience is the only training they gain
on handling their sold products. No training or
seminars they have experience. Thus, it is a big
problem for Them. The losses of there products can
affect their daily income because almost 30 percent
contribute to their losses.
 If the vendors are well trained or if the government
will create a free program that could help them to
become educated about proper postharvest handling
of the products. It could help people to recover and
gain high income thus it can help their family to
sustain.
DATA GATHERED
Name WAY OF TABULA PRACTI VOLUME SOURCES RIPENING What
NO. PACKAG TED CES IN OF LOSSES OF CHEMICA they do
OF ING SPECIES DISPLA OF OVER COMMOD LS USED to
CO STORAG OF YING RIPENING/ ITY overripe
MM E COMMO COMMO DAMAGE/ n
ODI DITIES DITIES DISEASES/ product?
TIT DAMAGE
ES CAUSE
1.RONA 1 None BANANA HANGIN 30%/ fruit South Ethyrl, Sell as
MAE G bruise/ cot. calboro animal
FALDAS mishandlin feeds/
g of fruits dispose

2.GEMMA 2 NONE/ JACKFR SLICING 25% Polomolo Ethyrlle Dispose

R P. DISPLAY UIT and AND k/ TUPI
MAGPON HANG BANANA RETAILI
NG PER
3.JUNIE 10 NONE/ WATERME DISPLAY 25% POLOMOLO Etrylle, Sell as
ANTATES DISPLAY LON, BY BATCH K/TUPI calboro for animal
HANG APPLE , mango and feeds/
CITRUS, banana dispose
ORANGE,
MELON,
LAZONES,
DURIAN,
POMELO
MARANG,
BANANA
4.LILIBETH 11 none Kamote Display in 30% Tupi/ None natural Sell as
PALAVO tops open area polomolok for tomato animal
sibuyas like table feeds/
Bombay, dispose
kulitis,
Saloyut,
Squash,
pole sitao,
eggplant,
Ampalaya,
Okra,
Tomato
5.ELVIE 2 Sack BANANA HANGING 20-25%/fruit Pioneer st. Ethylene, Dispose or
FLANG storage/ AND bruise due to Calboro for animal
hanging PAPAYA mishandling feed
6.NELIA 8 none Young Display on 10-15% every Anywhere in Natural Sell as
MENDOZA corn, open table commodities polomolok ripening/de animal
pipino, or area pends on the feeds/
repolyo, commodities dispose
ampalaya,
puso sa
saging,
broccoli,
carrots,
sayote

7.NELLY 8 none Kamote Display in 15-20% Polomolok/T Natural Sell as

OLITHAO taps, table depends on upi ripening animal
sibuyas the season feeds/
dahan, dispose
saluyot,
luya,
bumbay,
ahos,kama
tis
8.BRAZEL 9 none Carrots, Display on 20-30% over Tupi, palkan None Sell as
ANN BAGO broccoli, table stacking animal
sayote, feeds/
repolyo,p dispose
echay,
sibuyas
dahan,
garlic,
onion,
atsal
9.CARMELA 4 none Apple, Displayon 20-40% rotting Polomolok, Etryl/calbor Sell as
DAYE orange, table by season tupi, isulan o animal
water bach feeds/
melon, dispose
banana
10.GENA 8 none Banana, In open 15-20% due to Tupi/polomo Natural Sell as
FLAGENA carrots, table over stacking lok ripening animal
sibuyas, display feeds/
patatas, dispose
garlic,
radish,
kalabasa,
potato
PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED RELATED TO
PRACTICES FOLLOWED IN MARKETING
THE PRODUCTS, SUGGESTIONS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS.
Name Problem encounter related to RECOMMENDATION
practices followed in marketing the
products
1.RONA -Losses due to bruises (banana)  If possible vendors should practice
MAE - no buyer over supply proper handling of their Fruits
FALDAS  Calculate weekly supply.

2.GEMMAR -Losses due to mishandling (jackfruit  Sell for Animal Feeds.

P. MAGPON and banana)  use as substrate for Organic Fertilizer.
3.JUNIE -Losses due to breakage(water melon)  If possible vendors should practice
ANTATES -losses due to rotting or over ripened proper handling of their Fruits
 Calculate weekly supply.

4.LILIBETH Losses due to improper storage like  If possible vendors should practice
PALAVO kamote tops sibuyas, Bombay, kulitis, proper handling of their vegetables
Saloyut, Squash, pole sitao,  Calculate weekly supply.

5.ELVIE -Losses due to bruises and roting due to  If possible vendors should practice
FLANG improper storage area proper handling of their Fruits and
have proper storage facility
6.NELIA -No proper storage area,  Set a proper storage area for Fruits
MENDOZA -not all the supply with in the week is or vegetables
sold  Calculate weekly supply

7.NELLY No proper storage and improper  Have some proper storage facility
OLITHAO handling of product

8.BRAZEL Careless handling of laborers [that  Properly handle the fruits or vegetables
ANN BAGO causes bruise and damage to the
commodity
9.CARMEL Losses due to bruises because of  Orient the laborer to handle the fruits
A DAYE improper handling of the laborer( or vegetable with care
banana)
-no proper handling of product that
causes damage to commodity

10.GENA Losses due to damage in display  Always display the product carefully
FLAGENA and arranged it by batch to avoid
losses
Discussion:
 We are assigned at Polomolok Public Market Fruits and Vegetables section to
interview postharvest handling practices of vendors. The tabulated data shows
that the common problem that the farmers encountered mostly is improper
handling due to lack of knowledge and skills that leads them to loss their
products. Most of the vendors are high school graduate, some of them are
elementary level and this can be also the reason why they don’t know how to
manage properly of their products.
Reasons can be:
 The storage facility of there product in general is quite bad because they are
careless of what they do and it is not properly handled hence it leads to losses.
 The fruits are not properly arranged.
 No proper ventilation that leads them to early over ripening.
 Lack of knowledge on postharvest handling.
 The vegetables have no proper storage.
In summary, having well skilled, complete
knowledge and good facilities during
postharvest handling the vendors can
maintain the quality of their fruits and
vegetables and less losses will be
attained.
THANK YOU