A cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment (LCA) study was conducted for an open-field strawberry (strb) produced in California. The evaluation covered the full supply chain of strawberry, which also included the impacts of food waste generated at each phase of the life cycle. The supply chain...

If the creation is of a greater degree it's everything except possible for the producer to bargain their thing prompt to the customers it will require some venture and is less practical for brief things like results of the dirt. There are set agents in supplier to end customer who plays out the...

In this paper, we examine the impact of pay-for-performance incentives on learning-by-doing. We exploit personnel data on fruit pickers paid under two distinct compensation contracts: a standard piece rate plan and a piece rate plan with an extra one-time bonus tied to output. Under the bonus...

The latest note examines the impact of a social enterprise's attempts to shorten the supply chain between farmers and small retail stores in Bogota, an idea that was one of the winners of the SME ideas competition. The small retail stores that are prevalent on many street corners in developing...

Small trading activities are a prevalent form of self-employment in developing countries, but their integration into supply value chains is not efficient, especially when it comes to perishable produce. This study tests a novel approach to improve their efficiency by reducing the time and cost...

In this paper, we examine the impact of pay-for-performance incentives on learning-by-doing. We exploit personnel data on fruit pickers paid under two distinct compensation contracts: a standard piece rate plan and a piece rate plan with an extra one-time bonus tied to output. Under the bonus...

In this paper, we examine the impact of pay-for-performance incentives on learning-by-doing. We exploit personnel data on fruit pickers paid under two distinct compensation contracts: a standard piece rate plan and a piece rate plan with an extra one-time bonus tied to output. Under the bonus...

In this paper, we examine the impact of pay-for-performance incentives on learning-by-doing. We exploit personnel data on fruit pickers paid under two distinct compensation contracts: a standard piece rate plan and a piece rate plan with an extra one-time bonus tied to output. Under the bonus...

The maximum amount of food losses in the fruits and vegetable supply chain due to quality and mismatch between supply and demand. As per the Global Agenda Council on Logistics and Supply Chains indicated that fruits and vegetables food losses due to improper handling and lack of proper cold...

Small trading activities are a prevalent form of self-employment in developing countries, but their integration into supply value chains is not efficient, especially when it comes to perishable produce. This study tests a novel approach to improve their efficiency by reducing the time and cost...

Chapter 1. --1970s. Fruit industry restructures after freeze disaster --Chapter 2. --1980s. Setbacks for world economy and Washington State fruit industry --Chapter 3. --1990s. New challenges and opportunities --Chapter 4. --2000s. A new regime emerges --Chapter 5. --Increasingly intrusive...

Chapter 1. Introduction,- Chapter 2. Expansion of FFV export -- Chapter3. From Preserved to Fresh Export -- Chapter 4. Diversification of export crops -- Chapter 5. Joint actions -- Chapter 6. Conclusion. .

The paper is part of the research carried out under the ADER Project 16.1.2 - Models of development of the short chains of valorization on primary production-services-storing-processing-marketing pathway, Stage 4 and is based on the results of applying questionnaires to vegetable / fruits...

A snobbish French executive arrives in Shanghai with his expensive shoes and ties, expecting a short career-boosting posting before returning to Paris. Instead, he ends up deep in China's manure-soaked fields, buying and selling vegetables, all because he has convinced himself that he can...

There is much debate on the impact of product and process standards on trade. The conceptual arguments are complex and empirical evidence is mixed. We analyze the impact of standards and tariffs on the dramatic rise and fall of the raisin trade between France and Greece in the course of 25 years...

There is much debate on the impact of product and process standards on trade. The conceptual arguments are complex and empirical evidence is mixed. We analyze the impact of standards and tariffs on the dramatic rise and fall of the raisin trade between France and Greece in the course of 25 years...

Poland is a big world producer of fruits and fruit products. The fruit industry leaves in large scale during fruit processing production waste called fruit pomace. Generally, the fruit pomace is thrown away on the prisms and calling production residues. Fruit pomace after processing still holds...

There is much debate on the impact of product and process standards on trade. The conceptual arguments are complex and empirical evidence is mixed. We analyze the impact of standards and tariffs on the dramatic rise and fall of the raisin trade between France and Greece in the course of 25 years...

In dieser Studie wird untersucht. welche Auswirkungen dynamische Fähigkeiten beim Export von frischem Obst und Gemüse im Bereich der kleinen und mittelgroßen Unternehmen im Zwischenhandel haben können.Die Grundlage dieser explorativen, qualitativen Studie bilden Tiefeninterviews. Die...

The aim of the research is to investigate the network of local fruit and vegetable products from “farm to fork”, to uncover the hidden processes in traceability and to advise innovations in the retailing system to improve the competitiveness of the sector. Traceability is an ability to track...

There is increasing recognition that firms, who engage in co-operative long-term partnerships, improve the operation of the supply chain as a whole for the mutual benefit of all parties involved. However researchers have suggested that the degree of partnership that develops between a buyer and...