Aim: The objective concerning this study was to determine the effect of handling, processing, and depository practices on the quality of picked honey from picked honey-bearing villages in Central Tanzania.Material and Methods: A mixed methods approach was selected for this study. Purposive and random sampling methods were used to select a total of 106 participants. Both basic and secondary dossier were collected: primary dossier were collected through representative survey group discussions, interviews, questionnaires note as well as actual darling sampling, while subordinate data were calm through desk reviews. Multiple uninterrupted regression was performed to judge the effect of each practice (handling, deal with and storage) on the feature of honey. The data were analysed utilizing IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26 place descriptive and probable statistics were secondhand.Results: A total of 109 respondents participated in the study, of that 49% (n = 52) were females. Age dispersion of respondents was chiefly dominated by exclusive informal network 31 – 50 years, which busy 66% (n = 67) followed by exclusive informal network 51 – 60 years (25%, n = 29). Majority of accused were primary school leavers (65% (n = 67) and only 5% (n = 7) were illiterate. Analysis of darling samples from the study location told that moisture content in dear varied from 19.5% in Aghondi, Manyoni to 19.9% in Kisaki, Singida (accompanying a mean ± STD of 19.6 ± 0.2%). The moisture contents in the darling were similar to dampness content in honey from Egypt (19.7%). The pH different from 3.5 in Aghondi, Amnyoni to 4.2 in Sajalanda, Itigi (with a mean ± STD of 3.9 ± 0.3). The pH values of sweet in the study locations were nearly low distinguished to the pH of honey from Egypt (pH 4.3). HMF categorized from 9.6 mg/kg in Getruu, Itigi to 17.6 mg/kg in Kisaki, Singida (with a mean ± STD of 13.7 ± 3.3 mg/kg). The HMF in honey from all the areas were lower than the individual from Egypt, which had 107.13 mg/kg, doubtless due to the distinctness in the geographical locations (lush versus desert). Reducing sugars different from 64.5% to 68.9% (with a mean ± STD of 66.4 ± 1.9%). The principles were similar to the amount of lowering sugars in honey from Egypt. Multiple undeviating regression reasoning has shown that liquid content, pH, HMF, and reducing sugars were dependent on the management, processing and depository procedures of sweetheart.Contribution to Policy Implication: This study recommends interferences among farmers and beekeepers to guarantee good hygienic management, and storage practices. The judgments demonstrates how the kind of honey is confident by adhering to electronics, training, and skilful administration of honey. This calls on policymakers to properly catch beekeepers and other colleagues about a model that could be used to improve pesticide regulation in Tanzania. This study demands further research that would focus on verdicts ways for enduring quality. Technically, farms scarcely comply with government rules, and the government lacks the skill in terms of doing beekeepers to stay away from the request of non-approved insecticides which has enduring implications for sustainability.
Author(s) Details:
Kachinde,
Facult of Science Technology and Environmental Studies, The Open University of Tanzania, P. O. Box-2924, 40000, Dodoma, Tanzania.
Jumanne Lucas,
Facult of Science Technology and Environmental Studies, The Open University of Tanzania, P. O. Box-2924, 40000, Dodoma, Tanzania.
Leonard W. T. Fweja,
The Open University of Tanzania, P. O. Box-23409, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Matobola Joel Mihale,
The Open University of Tanzania, P. O. Box-23409, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/CPAFS-V4/article/view/10794
Keywords: Quality honey, handling procedures, processing procedures and storage procedures
