TY - JOUR 
A1 - Fernández-Zamudio, María A.
AU - Barco, Héctor
AU - Schneider, Felicitas
T1 - Direct Measurement of Mass and Economic Harvest and Post-Harvest Losses in Spanish Persimmon Primary Production
Y1 - 2020
SN - 2077-0472
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6907
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.
KW - Loss clasification
KW - Unfair trading practices
KW - Agri-food chain
KW - Farm profitability
KW - Quantification
KW - Tree fruit plants
KW - Mediterranean crops
KW - Food loss and waste
KW - E70  Trade, marketing and distribution
KW - J10  Handling, transport, storage and protection of agricultural products
KW - U10  Mathematical and statistical methods
KW - Storage losses
KW - Cooperatives
LA - en
PB - MDPI
ER -