**Figure 1.**

*Display of pepper fruits by handlers [Adewoyin O.B].*

**Figure 2.** *Improper packaging of pepper fruits [Adewoyin O.B].*

### **Figure 3.** *Packaged peppers ready for transport [Adewoyin O.B].*

transportation, loading and handling after the close of the day. A survey by Adewoyin and Babatola on postharvest handling of pepper fruits by marketers showed that Hausa men were more involved in marketing pepper fruits than women. This could be attributed to the rigorous demand of the business that required constant transportation of pepper fruits from the north to the southwest. The religious background and customs in the north also restricted women to more domestic activities within the home environment (**Figures 1** and **2**) [61].

**Figures 2** and **3** showed the bulk handling of pepper using a polypropylene bag, which has the following limitation:

