Table 3.0 above shows the correlation coefficient of the relationship between post-harvest loses in the marketing of tomatoes. The calculated value of correlation coefficient (r.cal) is -0.6, while the corresponding critical value (r.crit) at 1% level of significance is 0.32. Since the calculated value is greatest than the critical value, we reject the null hypothesis and accept the alternative hypothesis which states that “there is significant relationship between post-harvest perishability of tomato and its
marketing efficiency index in the study area. Furthermore, since the correlation coefficient value is negative (-0.6) it implies that the higher the postharvest perishability of tomato, the lower the marketing efficiency and vice versa.