Handling Practices of Folded Vermicelli by Small-scale Processors in Tanga City, Tanzania
Table 2.
Characteristicsof the small-scale processing units
|
| Variable |
Respondents/categories |
Frequency |
Percent (%) |
|
|
| Location (Streets) |
Magomeni |
2 |
6.7 |
|
| |
Mabawa |
7 |
23.3 |
|
| |
Azimio |
4 |
13.3 |
|
| |
Swahili |
2 |
6.7 |
|
| |
Msikiti |
2 |
6.7 |
|
| |
Makorora Kati |
3 |
10.0 |
|
| |
Msambweni |
5 |
16.7 |
|
| |
Central |
4 |
13.3 |
|
| |
Kwaminchi |
1 |
3.3 |
|
| Company registration |
No |
30 |
100.0 |
|
| Food manufacturing license |
Yes |
22 |
73.3 |
|
| |
No |
8 |
26.7 |
|
| Number of employees |
< 10 |
21 |
70.0 |
|
| |
10 – 49 |
9 |
30.0 |
|
| |
> 50 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
| Company inspection |
Yes |
22 |
73.3 |
|
| |
No |
8 |
26.7 |
|
| Inspection frequency (in years) |
Twice |
7 |
23.3 |
|
| |
Three times |
11 |
36.7 |
|
| |
> three times |
4 |
13.3 |
|
| Production frequency per week |
7 days |
3 |
10.0 |
|
| |
6 days |
6 |
20.0 |
|
| |
3 days |
21 |
70.0 |
|
| Quantity produced per day (in bags) |
0 – 30 |
21 |
70.0 |
|
| |
31 – 100 |
9 |
30.0 |
|
|
Key: <: less than; >: greater than; Source: (Author survey, 2023).
|
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