Results in Table 4 show that majority (57.5%) of the respondents stated that non -availability of buyers is a major factor
responsible for postharvest losses. The absent of agro -processing industries in the area in particular and northern part of
Nigeria in general has made many perishable agro-commodities to be wasted in the hands of farmers as people coming from
other parts of the country do not reach the market in time as a result of bad condition of roads or deliberately delay as a
stra tegy to get to the market late and buy at cheap price. Also non -availability of many buyers equally creates an opportunity
for the few who are in the market to pay lower prices for the produce. These discourage many farmers from planting