Table 4 Farmers in Tonga, Fiji and Samoa with elevated postharvest loss due to COVID-19
Characteristic | Tonga | Fiji | Samoa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Increased postharvest loss (%) | No change (%) | Increased postharvest loss (%) | No change (%) | Increased postharvest loss (%) | No change (%) | |
Farm location | ||||||
 Main island | 45.5 | 54.5 | 78.3 | 21.7 | 38.8 | 61.1 |
 Outer islands | 47.4 | 52.6 | 56.7 | 43.3 | 23.3 | 76.7 |
Gender | ||||||
 Female | 40.0 | 60.0 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 32.3 | 67.6 |
 Male | 46.7 | 53.3 | 74.8 | 25.1 | 50.8 | 49.2 |
Farming experience | ||||||
 Less than 1 year | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 21.8 | 78.1 |
 More than 1 year | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 14.8 | 85.2 |
Market where product normal sold | ||||||
 Traders/middlemen | 0 | 0 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
 Municipal market | 52.0 | 48.0 | 73.5 | 26.5 | 41.9 | 58.1 |
 Road-side vendor | 49.2 | 50.8 | 72.4 | 24.1 | 40.0 | 60.0 |
 Supermarket or shop |  |  | 0 | 0 | 35.5 | 64.5 |
 Other (direct supply)a | 53.1 | 46.9 | 73.1 | 26.9 | 38.7 | 61.3 |
Crop type grown | ||||||
 Root crops | 46.9 | 53.0 | 70.1 | 29.9 | 34.7 | 65.3 |
 Fruits | 50.0 | 50.0 | 70.9 | 29.1 | 35.8 | 64.2 |
 Vegetables | 50.0 | 50.0 | 73.1 | 26.9 | 24.5 | 65.5 |
Capacity to produce or sell crops | ||||||
 Access to farm chemical | 81.5 | 18.5 | 86.4 | 13.6 | 42.1 | 57.9 |
 Access to farm equipment | 90.0 | 10.0 | 88.2 | 11.8 | 38.5 | 53.8 |
 Less consumer demand | n/a | n/a | 84.8 | 15.1 | 61.1 | 38.9 |
 Fewer market vendors | n/a | n/a | 83.0 | 17.0 | 75.0 | 25.0 |
 Vendors are buying less | n/a | n/a | 91.4 | 8.6 | 52.9 | 47.1 |
 Access transport | n/a | n/a | 83.3 | 16.7 | 42.9 | 57.1 |
 Market closed | n/a | n/a | 72.7 | 27.3 | n/a | n/a |