Waste assessment in distribution and marketing logistics of horticultural products: evidence from Brazil
Worldwide, one-third of the food produced is inconsumable due to marketable quality losses. Parallelly, and given the growing world population, levels of waste have become unacceptable. Supply channels play a fundamental role in establishing strategies for food waste mitigation. The objective of...
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Worldwide, one-third of the food produced is inconsumable due to marketable quality losses. Parallelly, and given the growing world population, levels of waste have become unacceptable. Supply channels play a fundamental role in establishing strategies for food waste mitigation. The objective of this research was to analyze if good operational practices with different dimensions of distribution and commercialization logistics may contribute to reduce fruit and vegetable waste. The studied dimensions were: logistics, operations, technology, trade and management. Several questionnaires were administered to 83 specialized wholesale merchants from a large supply center in Brazil, for lettuce, potato, orange, papaya and tomato. The results indicated that for papaya and potato, low and high waste generation are associated with a greater number of anti-waste actions (p = 0.0071 and p = 0.0469 respectively). For tomato, lettuce and orange, no significant differences for found. These results represent a first approach to understanding the reasons for food waste at wholesale centers.
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Worldwide, one-third of the food produced is inconsumable due to marketable quality losses. In Brazil, about 40 thousand tons of food is wasted per year.
Food waste in the fruit and vegetable supply chain is associated with the following dimensions: logistics, operation, technology, trade and management.
For papaya and potatoes, low levels of residues are associated with a greater number of anti-waste actions such use of a cold chamber and use of promotional pricing, respectively.
For tomato, lettuce and orange, no significant differences was found for high and low levels of waste in relation to the number of actions undertaken in these chains.
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| spelling | doaj.art-39810aba199640a3882ddf952bf369132023-08-02T17:52:16ZengFacultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Universidad Nacional de CuyoRevista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias0370-46611853-86652021-07-0153110.48162/rev.39.020Waste assessment in distribution and marketing logistics of horticultural products: evidence from BrazilDag Mendonça Lima0Andréa Leda Ramos de Oliveira1University of Campinas. LOGICOM. Agroindustrial Logistics and Commercialization Laboratory. School of Agricultural Engineering. Av. Cândido Rondon. 501, 13083- 875. Campinas. S. P. BrazilUniversity of Campinas (UNICAMP). School of Agricultural Engineering (FEAGRI). Cândido Rondon. 501. 13083-875. Campinas. S. P. Brazil Worldwide, one-third of the food produced is inconsumable due to marketable quality losses. Parallelly, and given the growing world population, levels of waste have become unacceptable. Supply channels play a fundamental role in establishing strategies for food waste mitigation. The objective of this research was to analyze if good operational practices with different dimensions of distribution and commercialization logistics may contribute to reduce fruit and vegetable waste. The studied dimensions were: logistics, operations, technology, trade and management. Several questionnaires were administered to 83 specialized wholesale merchants from a large supply center in Brazil, for lettuce, potato, orange, papaya and tomato. The results indicated that for papaya and potato, low and high waste generation are associated with a greater number of anti-waste actions (p = 0.0071 and p = 0.0469 respectively). For tomato, lettuce and orange, no significant differences for found. These results represent a first approach to understanding the reasons for food waste at wholesale centers. Highlights: Worldwide, one-third of the food produced is inconsumable due to marketable quality losses. In Brazil, about 40 thousand tons of food is wasted per year. Food waste in the fruit and vegetable supply chain is associated with the following dimensions: logistics, operation, technology, trade and management. For papaya and potatoes, low levels of residues are associated with a greater number of anti-waste actions such use of a cold chamber and use of promotional pricing, respectively. For tomato, lettuce and orange, no significant differences was found for high and low levels of waste in relation to the number of actions undertaken in these chains. https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs/index.php/RFCA/article/view/4792food wastesupply chain managementwaste minimizationsustainable marketingfruit surpluswaste prevention |
| spellingShingle | Dag Mendonça Lima Andréa Leda Ramos de Oliveira Waste assessment in distribution and marketing logistics of horticultural products: evidence from Brazil Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias food waste supply chain management waste minimization sustainable marketing fruit surplus waste prevention |
| title | Waste assessment in distribution and marketing logistics of horticultural products: evidence from Brazil |
| title_full | Waste assessment in distribution and marketing logistics of horticultural products: evidence from Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Waste assessment in distribution and marketing logistics of horticultural products: evidence from Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Waste assessment in distribution and marketing logistics of horticultural products: evidence from Brazil |
| title_short | Waste assessment in distribution and marketing logistics of horticultural products: evidence from Brazil |
| title_sort | waste assessment in distribution and marketing logistics of horticultural products evidence from brazil |
| topic | food waste supply chain management waste minimization sustainable marketing fruit surplus waste prevention |
| url | https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs/index.php/RFCA/article/view/4792 |
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