Evaluation of water use in food SMEs: case study of a poultry processing plant in Colombia
Water resources and the food sector in developing countries are key elements in ensuring the goals of sustainable development. The challenge is even greater, considering that the 90% of companies in these countries are small and medium enterprises (SMEs). To evaluate water management in food SMEs in...
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| author | Yelitza Angelica Zorrilla-Ortega Juan Pablo Silva Valentina Prado Lopez Pablo César Manyoma Velásquez |
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| description | Water resources and the food sector in developing countries are key elements in ensuring the goals of sustainable development. The challenge is even greater, considering that the 90% of companies in these countries are small and medium enterprises (SMEs). To evaluate water management in food SMEs in Colombia, a case study was conducted in a poultry processing plant. Operation was determined by technical visits, measurements and water balances and the performance was evaluated by a sensitivity analysis. Total water consumption was 206,2m3ꞏd-1 finding performances between 10,9 and 28,8 L.chicken-1. The areas of plucking and evisceration were responsible for 62% and cleaning for 19% of water use. Daily, a volume of 32,4m3 water was used as a means of transport. It was found that water consumption exceeds the recommended values of the Environmental Technology Best Practice Programme. Proposals for improvement in situ focused on prevention and minimization were suggested. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-74377e131bcc4c608257f50b82421bc82022-12-22T03:26:32ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaDyna0012-73532346-21832018-07-018520622623510.15446/dyna.v85n206.6880949160Evaluation of water use in food SMEs: case study of a poultry processing plant in ColombiaYelitza Angelica Zorrilla-Ortega0Juan Pablo Silva1Valentina Prado Lopez2Pablo César Manyoma Velásquez3Universidad del ValleUniversidad del ValleUniversiteit LeidenUniversidad del ValleWater resources and the food sector in developing countries are key elements in ensuring the goals of sustainable development. The challenge is even greater, considering that the 90% of companies in these countries are small and medium enterprises (SMEs). To evaluate water management in food SMEs in Colombia, a case study was conducted in a poultry processing plant. Operation was determined by technical visits, measurements and water balances and the performance was evaluated by a sensitivity analysis. Total water consumption was 206,2m3ꞏd-1 finding performances between 10,9 and 28,8 L.chicken-1. The areas of plucking and evisceration were responsible for 62% and cleaning for 19% of water use. Daily, a volume of 32,4m3 water was used as a means of transport. It was found that water consumption exceeds the recommended values of the Environmental Technology Best Practice Programme. Proposals for improvement in situ focused on prevention and minimization were suggested.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/68809water consumptionSMEspoultry slaughtersensitivity analysiscleaner production |
| spellingShingle | Yelitza Angelica Zorrilla-Ortega Juan Pablo Silva Valentina Prado Lopez Pablo César Manyoma Velásquez Evaluation of water use in food SMEs: case study of a poultry processing plant in Colombia Dyna water consumption SMEs poultry slaughter sensitivity analysis cleaner production |
| title | Evaluation of water use in food SMEs: case study of a poultry processing plant in Colombia |
| title_full | Evaluation of water use in food SMEs: case study of a poultry processing plant in Colombia |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of water use in food SMEs: case study of a poultry processing plant in Colombia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of water use in food SMEs: case study of a poultry processing plant in Colombia |
| title_short | Evaluation of water use in food SMEs: case study of a poultry processing plant in Colombia |
| title_sort | evaluation of water use in food smes case study of a poultry processing plant in colombia |
| topic | water consumption SMEs poultry slaughter sensitivity analysis cleaner production |
| url | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/68809 |
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