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The Role of Coordination Mechanisms and Transaction Costs Promoting Sustainability Performance in Agri‐Food Supply Chains: Evidence From Ecuador

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social tensions and resource depletion pose significant challenges to the agri‐food sector, highlighting the need for coordinated strategies to ensure sustainability in supply chains. Despite its critical importance, the relationship between coordination mechanisms and sustainability performance remains underexplored.
Carlos Moreno‐Miranda, Liesbeth Dries
wiley   +1 more source

Advances Postharvest Preservation Technology

Foods, 2023
Fruits and vegetables are important sources of nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, and bioactive compounds, which provide many health benefits [...]
Maria Cefola, Bernardo Pace
openaire   +3 more sources

Sustainability Strategies in the Cocoa‐Chocolate Value Chain: An Analysis Using Stakeholder Theory, Global Value Chain Theory, and Resource Dependence Theory

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cocoa‐chocolate value chain faces significant environmental and social challenges, driving firms to adopt sustainability strategies ranging from individual practices to third‐party certifications. This study investigates the factors associated with these strategies by analyzing 304 cocoa‐chocolate companies using firm‐level data from the ...
Stella Marschner, Luigi Orsi, Alessandro Olper, Stefanella Stranieri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forecasting of postharvest fresh produce waste at the wholesale level using time series models

Agriculture & Food Security
Background Postharvest fresh produce waste at the wholesale level presents significant challenges for the food industry, as wholesale markets function as key storage and distribution points. Accurate forecasting of waste trends can enable stakeholders to
Ikechukwu Kingsley Opara, Yardjouma Silue, Umezuruike Linus Opara, Olaniyi Amos Fawole   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of Heat-Dry RT-LAMP Bioassay for Rapid Latent Detection of Botrytis cinerea

Applied Microbiology
The global food security crisis is emphasized by the alarming amount of food waste, where about one-third of the world’s food production, roughly 1.3 billion metric tons, is lost annually.
Khadijah Ayarnah, Danielle Duanis-Assaf, Noam Alkan, Evgeni Eltzov   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Review of the effects of various pretreatment and drying techniques on the qualities of dried pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) arils

Technology in Horticulture, 2023
Drying inhibits the growth of microorganisms by reducing the amount of available moisture. This slows the process of food deterioration, extends its shelf life, and makes it easier to access food year round.
Buhle Maphosa, Alemayehu Ambaw, Umezuruike Linus Opara   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of deficit irrigation and reclaimed water on yield and quality of grapefruits at harvest and postharvest [PDF]

, 2017
The aim of our research was to discover the effects of the long-term irrigation with saline reclaimed (RW) and transfer (TW) water and different irrigation strategies: control (C) and regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) on yield and fruit quality of ...
Alarcón Cabañero, Juan José, Bayona Gambín, José María, Nicolás Nicolás, Emilio, Nortes Tortosa, Pedro Antonio, Parra Gómez, Margarita, Romero Trigueros, Cristina   +5 more
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Testing the Marketing Performance of German Wheat Farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyses the marketing performance of wheat farmers in Germany. Wheat sales data from 465 individual farms over a 12‐year period are used to test against different market benchmarks. Market benchmarks are constructed by simulating passive trading agents using regional wheat prices.
Franziska Potts, Jens‐Peter Loy
wiley   +1 more source

Is Youth's Engagement in Agribusiness an Opportunity or a Necessity? A Closer Look at the Situation in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the broad focus on necessity‐ and opportunity‐driven entrepreneurship in research and policy, the entrepreneurial dichotomy within the agribusiness context has not been adequately addressed. This study contributes to closing this knowledge gap by examining youth's perceptions of agribusiness through the lens of the push‐pull motivation
Cool Dady Mangole, Paul Martin Dontsop Nguezet, Shiferaw Feleke, Victor Manyong, Kamala Kaghoma Christian, Zoumana Bamba, Tahirou Abdoulaye   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Postharvest physiological responses of pomegranate fruit (cv. Wonderful) to exogenous putrescine treatment and effects on physico-chemical and phytochemical properties

Food Science and Human Wellness, 2020
Pomegranate fruit (cv. Wonderful) were treated with putrescine (1, 2 and 3 mmol/L) before storage for 4 months at 5 °C and 95 % RH and the effects on postharvest life and quality attributes were studied.
Olaniyi Amos Fawole, Julian Atukuri, Ebrahiema Arendse, Umezuruike Obia Opara   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source