An Application of Spatial Equilibrium Analysis to the Paddy Postharvest System in Tanjong Karang, Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Author: Yahya, Salleh
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English; English
• Published: 1988
• Subjects: Agricultural industries; Rice - Malaysia
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8013/1/FEP_1988_4_%281%29.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8013/

Paddy postharvest losses in Malaysia range between 10 percent to 37 percent. These losses occur during manual handling in harvesting of paddy, threshing, drying, storing and milling. The major cause of these losses is attributed to improper handling methods and inadequate handling facilities. I...