Piloting reusable plastic crates in the tomato value chain in Tanzania
This study shows that reusable plastic crates outperform traditional wooden crates in reducing postharvest losses and maintaining tomato quality throughout the supply chain in northern Tanzania. Traditional wooden crates have a weight loss of 1.9% from farm to retailer, and the plastic crates only h...
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| author | Mvungi, Henry Ernest, Zablon Mwambi, Mercy Bruno, Theresia Kok, Melanie Dijkxhoorn, Youri |
| author_browse | Bruno, Theresia Dijkxhoorn, Youri Ernest, Zablon Kok, Melanie Mvungi, Henry Mwambi, Mercy |
| author_facet | Mvungi, Henry Ernest, Zablon Mwambi, Mercy Bruno, Theresia Kok, Melanie Dijkxhoorn, Youri |
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| description | This study shows that reusable plastic crates outperform traditional wooden crates in reducing postharvest losses and maintaining tomato quality throughout the supply chain in northern Tanzania. Traditional wooden crates have a weight loss of 1.9% from farm to retailer, and the plastic crates only have a loss of 1%. Reusable plastic crates minimize compression damage and overloading, leading to lower weight and quality losses compared to traditional wooden crates. Additionally, tomatoes transported in plastic crates achieved higher market value, as better quality resulted in improved prices. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1741692025-12-11T21:41:13Z Piloting reusable plastic crates in the tomato value chain in Tanzania Mvungi, Henry Ernest, Zablon Mwambi, Mercy Bruno, Theresia Kok, Melanie Dijkxhoorn, Youri crop quality postharvest losses tomatoes value chains This study shows that reusable plastic crates outperform traditional wooden crates in reducing postharvest losses and maintaining tomato quality throughout the supply chain in northern Tanzania. Traditional wooden crates have a weight loss of 1.9% from farm to retailer, and the plastic crates only have a loss of 1%. Reusable plastic crates minimize compression damage and overloading, leading to lower weight and quality losses compared to traditional wooden crates. Additionally, tomatoes transported in plastic crates achieved higher market value, as better quality resulted in improved prices. 2025 2025-04-14T14:02:42Z 2025-04-14T14:02:42Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174169 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR System Organization Mvungi, Henry; Ernest, Zablon; Mwambi, Mercy; Bruno, Theresia; Kok, Melanie; and Dijkxhoorn, Youri. 2025. Piloting reusable plastic crates in the tomato value chain in Tanzania. FRESH Initiative Working Paper. Montpellier, France: CGIAR System Organization. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174169 |
| spellingShingle | crop quality postharvest losses tomatoes value chains Mvungi, Henry Ernest, Zablon Mwambi, Mercy Bruno, Theresia Kok, Melanie Dijkxhoorn, Youri Piloting reusable plastic crates in the tomato value chain in Tanzania |
| title | Piloting reusable plastic crates in the tomato value chain in Tanzania |
| title_full | Piloting reusable plastic crates in the tomato value chain in Tanzania |
| title_fullStr | Piloting reusable plastic crates in the tomato value chain in Tanzania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Piloting reusable plastic crates in the tomato value chain in Tanzania |
| title_short | Piloting reusable plastic crates in the tomato value chain in Tanzania |
| title_sort | piloting reusable plastic crates in the tomato value chain in tanzania |
| topic | crop quality postharvest losses tomatoes value chains |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174169 |
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