Variable | Parameter | % of respondents |
Hermetic storage awareness (n = 306) | Aware of HST | 53.3 |
Not aware of HST | 46.7 | |
Hermetic storage use (n = 306) | Have used HST | 17.6 |
Have not used HST | 82.4% | |
Reason for using HSTs (n = 54) | Insect control | 83.1 |
Mould management | 4.6 | |
Rodent management | 7.7 | |
Others | 4.6 | |
Reason for not using HSTs (n = 109) | Lack of availability | 50.2 |
High cost | 37.8 | |
Lack of knowledge | 6.9 | |
Low grain production | 1.4 | |
Periodical purchase | 0.9 | |
Cultural preference for local storage methods | 1.4 | |
Others | 1.4 | |
HST reuse (n = 54) | No reuse | 9.3 |
Reuse for 1 season | 5.6 | |
Reuse for 2 seasons | 33.3 | |
Reuse for at least 3 seasons | 51.9 | |
Acquisition of hermetic storage (n = 54) | Buy (or bought) | 44.4 |
Receive(d) for free | 55.6 | |
HST reopening frequency (n = 54) | Monthly | 44.4 |
After 2 months | 9.3 | |
After 3 months | 25.9 | |
More frequently | 20.4 | |
Re-opening HSTs for (n = 54) | Consumption | 22.2 |
Sale | 13.0 | |
Both sale and consumption | 64.8 | |
Most suitable approach way to make HST available (n = 163) | Farmer based organizations | 41.4 |
Markets | 16.7 | |
Retail shops | 34.0 | |
Extension workers | 5.6 | |
Grain traders | 1.9 | |
Others | 0.6 |