Table 6 Market vendors in Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa who reported increased postharvest loss due to COVID-19 verses those who did not experience elevated loss
Vendor characteristics | Tonga | Fiji | Samoa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Increased postharvest loss (%) | No change (%) | Increased postharvest loss (%) | No change (%) | Increased postharvest loss (%) | No change (%) | |
Vendor type | ||||||
 Municipal market | 80.0 | 20.0 | 72.2 | 25.5 | 76.9 | 26.1 |
 Road-side vendor (all types) a | 62.7 | 37.3 | 0a | 0a | 34.3 | 65.7 |
 Temporary vendor stalls |  |  |  |  | 26.3 | 73.7 |
 Permanent vendor stalls |  |  |  |  | 37.3 | 62.7 |
Vendor location | ||||||
 Main Island b | 74.7 | 25.3 | 70.6 | 29.4 | 61.4 | 38.6 |
 Outer Islands | 51.4 | 48.6 | 93.9 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 93.3 |
Gender | ||||||
 Female | 72.7 | 27.3 | 81.0 | 19.0 | 43.9 | 56.1 |
 Male | 53.3 | 46.7 | 62.1 | 37.8 | 47.1 | 52.9 |
Vendor experience (years trading) | ||||||
 Less than 1 year | 61.7 | 38.3 | 70.8 | 29.2 | 32.0 | 68.0 |
 1 to 2 years (1 to 5 years Samoa only) | 76.0 | 24.0 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 40.6 | 59.4 |
 3 to 10 years (6 to 10 years Samoa only) | 68.6 | 31.4 | 0 | 0 | 54.2 | 45.8 |
 11 to 20 years | 91.7 | 8.3 | 69.8 | 30.3 | n/a | n/a |
 More than 20 years | n/a | n/a | 83.7 | 16.3 | 69.2 | 30.8 |
Crop type sold c | ||||||
 Root crops | 59.7 | 40.3 | 70.8 | 29.2 | 42.7 | 57.3 |
 Fruits | 75.9 | 24.1 | 75.2 | 24.8 | 48.8 | 51.2 |
 Vegetables | 72.2 | 27.8 | 76.4 | 24.6 | 47.4 | 52.6 |
Where is product sourced from? | ||||||
 Other market vendors | 75 | 25 | 75.0 | 25.0 | n/a | n/a |
 Family-owned farm | 73.1 | 26.9 | 63.5 | 36.5 | 40.7 | 59.3 |
 Trader/middlemen | 0 | 0 | 61.9 | 38.1 | 0 | 0 |
 Commercial farm | 83.3 | 16.7 | 81.8 | 18.2 | 64.7 | 35.3 |
 Other d | 57.1 | 42.9 | 40.0 | 60 | 78.6 | 21.4 |