Direct Measurement of Mass and Economic Harvest and Post-Harvest Losses in Spanish Persimmon Primary Production
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 probl...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | ReDivia69072025-04-25T14:47:55Z Direct Measurement of Mass and Economic Harvest and Post-Harvest Losses in Spanish Persimmon Primary Production Fernández-Zamudio, María A. Barco, Héctor Schneider, Felicitas Loss clasification Unfair trading practices Agri-food chain Farm profitability Quantification Tree fruit plants Mediterranean crops Food loss and waste E70 Trade, marketing and distribution J10 Handling, transport, storage and protection of agricultural products U10 Mathematical and statistical methods Storage losses Cooperatives 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. 2020-12-22T11:08:43Z 2020-12-22T11:08:43Z 2020 article publishedVersion 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. 2077-0472 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6907 10.3390/agriculture10120581 https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/10/12/581/htm en Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ openAccess MDPI electronico |
| spellingShingle | Loss clasification Unfair trading practices Agri-food chain Farm profitability Quantification Tree fruit plants Mediterranean crops Food loss and waste E70 Trade, marketing and distribution J10 Handling, transport, storage and protection of agricultural products U10 Mathematical and statistical methods Storage losses Cooperatives Fernández-Zamudio, María A. Barco, Héctor Schneider, Felicitas Direct Measurement of Mass and Economic Harvest and Post-Harvest Losses in Spanish Persimmon Primary Production |
| title | Direct Measurement of Mass and Economic Harvest and Post-Harvest Losses in Spanish Persimmon Primary Production |
| title_full | Direct Measurement of Mass and Economic Harvest and Post-Harvest Losses in Spanish Persimmon Primary Production |
| title_fullStr | Direct Measurement of Mass and Economic Harvest and Post-Harvest Losses in Spanish Persimmon Primary Production |
| title_full_unstemmed | Direct Measurement of Mass and Economic Harvest and Post-Harvest Losses in Spanish Persimmon Primary Production |
| title_short | Direct Measurement of Mass and Economic Harvest and Post-Harvest Losses in Spanish Persimmon Primary Production |
| title_sort | direct measurement of mass and economic harvest and post harvest losses in spanish persimmon primary production |
| topic | Loss clasification Unfair trading practices Agri-food chain Farm profitability Quantification Tree fruit plants Mediterranean crops Food loss and waste E70 Trade, marketing and distribution J10 Handling, transport, storage and protection of agricultural products U10 Mathematical and statistical methods Storage losses Cooperatives |
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