RT article
T1 Direct Measurement of Mass and Economic Harvest and Post-Harvest Losses in Spanish Persimmon Primary Production
A1 Fernández-Zamudio, María A.
A1 Barco, Héctor
A1 Schneider, Felicitas
K1 Loss clasification
K1 Unfair trading practices
K1 Agri-food chain
K1 Farm profitability
K1 Quantification
K1 Tree fruit plants
K1 Mediterranean crops
K1 Food loss and waste
K1 E70  Trade, marketing and distribution
K1 J10  Handling, transport, storage and protection of agricultural products
K1 U10  Mathematical and statistical methods
K1 Storage losses
K1 Cooperatives
AB Globally, one in every three produced kilograms is wasted at some point along the entire agri-food chain. Unfortunately, knowledge about losses and waste is not equally distributed along the food chain. In fact, in some stages the primary data required to properly estimate the magnitude of the problem are lacking. This is especially true for agricultural production, for which studies that have used on-site measurements are scarce. The present study analyses the mass losses and unpaid share that occur during the harvest process and persimmon storage in warehouses in the Valencia region, Spain. The study was carried out using on-site measurements and primary data from the harvest and storage phases. Losses were also classified according to their causes. The total mass and economic losses were estimated as either 29.5% for the total produced volume or 38.5% for the number of finally commercialised kilograms. This work aims to highlight the complex problem in primary production with the mass and economic losses that farmers bear and to show the potential of loss reduction measures.
PB MDPI
SN 2077-0472
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6907
UL http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6907
LA en
NO Fernandez-Zamudio, M. A., Barco, H., & Schneider, F. (2020). Direct Measurement of Mass and Economic Harvest and Post-Harvest Losses in Spanish Persimmon Primary Production. Agriculture, 10(12), 581.
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RD Aug 13, 2022