@article{Boureima:208450,
      recid = {208450},
      author = {Boureima, Seyni and Moussa, Bokar and Lowenberg-DeBoer,  Jess},
      title = {ANALYSIS OF THE PROFITABLILITY OF PICS BAGS FOR THE  STORAGE OF ROSELLE GRAINS (Hibiscus sabdariffa) IN THREE  REGIONS IN NIGER},
      address = {2015},
      number = {1240-2016-101619},
      series = {15-2},
      pages = {31},
      year = {2015},
      abstract = {Roselle is a multipurpose crop produced for its grain, as  well as flowers used in making teas and therapeutic  preparations. The study is based on interviews with 164  randomly selected Roselle producers in Dosso, Maradi and  Zinder Regions of Niger. Farmers store roselle grain in  various containers, such as woven bags, plastic jugs,  plastic bags, granaries, etc. which are mostly  non-hermetic. Some store with the addition of wood ash,  neem leaves (Azadirachta indica), sand or insecticide.  Plastic jugs, granaries and plastic bags are used mainly  for storing small amounts of roselle while metal drums and  woven polypropylene bags are reserved for larger  quantities. Overall the portion of roselle grain stored in  2012 in potentially hermetic containers was: Dosso, 22%;  Maradi, 29% and Zinder, 26%. In 2012, the percentage  reported stored in PICS triple bags was Dosso, 4%; Maradi,  2% and Zinder, 2%. The percentage of the grain quantity  stored with insecticide in 2012 was Dosso, 26%; Maradi,  13%, and Zinder zero. The analysis of price fluctuations  shows that about 7 months of storage is required for the  producers to take advantage of price seasonality. Rozelle  prices also vary widely from market to market.  Consequently, marketing flexibility is key to profitable  commercialization. In most cases storing into the next  rainy season (i.e. 7 months) is the most profitable  strategy. It is clear from this analysis that the PICS bags  are a potential source of profitability for roselle  producers in the study areas especially when the storage  period is relatively long. For example, the simple rate of  return is over 100% even when the PICS bag is only used one  year compared to selling at harvest. PICS technology is  much more cost effective than the traditional method of  storage. After 7 months of storage without either  insecticide or hermetic storage method, the return on  investment is largely negative because of very high storage  losses.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/208450},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.208450},
}