... but none of them used them for storing maize. There were 39.2% households that did not clean containers before using them for storing maize. This caused spoilage by pests and microorganisms. ... was used during post harvest operations for transportation, drying, shelling, and oil pressing. Farmers used the following transportation means to bring groundnut from the field to their houses: ... cutting, threshing, grading, drying, shelling, milling, and transportation. Survey shows that harvesting dates were selected by farmers on the basis of the following factors: hardness of grains...