scholarly journals Environmental Impact of Food, Fruit and Vegetable Waste during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahd Zia ◽  
Sirajuddin Ahmed ◽  
Anil Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Service ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Fresh Food ◽  
The World ◽  
Precautionary Measures

Apart from the major health impact, Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) has impacted almost all sectors across the world. One of them is food, Fruit and Vegetable Markets (FVM). Lockdown implementation had different impacts in different countries, like Canada and the United Kingdom (UK) where they have logistics and supply chain of food, fruits and vegetable items and noted a shift in supply from food service to the retail channel, although the fresh food supply remains unaffected. A similar trend was seen in the metro cities of India, where online shopping has increased. In the food supply sector, both retailers and farmers had to face difficulty in storing, transporting, and selling of the goods and had to bear losses due to increased wastage. Although with an increased demand, organic farming has increased but still increased expenditure, less yield, and selling of the products are the major challenges in front of them. Food, fruit and vegetable wastes have considerably reduced at the food supply due to the obvious impact of lockdown on food supplies, however, a shortage of cold storages and supply chain at the farmer level in developing countries has resulted in more wastage. Developed countries reported increased illegal dumping of wastes in the rural areas and the stoppage of the recycling services due to the lockdown. Also, a shift in the habits of the consumer due to health and food-related issues has been seen throughout the world resulting in reduced waste generation at the consumer level. Despite all this, agricultural producer and the retail industry appears to be best placed to weather the storm. The major challenges related to the industry are sustainability in the food chain and maintaining smooth logistics and necessary precautionary measures in the event of health crises in the future.

scholarly journals Marnotrawstwo żywności w kontekście racjonalnego gospodarowania nią w gospodarstwach domowych polskich i szwedzkich studentów

2016 ◽  
pp. 19-32
Author(s):  
Karolina Zabłocka ◽  
Aleksandra Prandota ◽  
Krystyna Rejman
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
The World ◽  
Questionnaire Studies ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Food Wastage

Reducing food waste in the entire food supply chain is one of the key challenges to further development of the world. In developed countries the highest food wastage is observed in the final stages of the chain, mainly at the consumption stage. The aim of this study was to compare different aspects of food wastage in households of selected consumer groups i.e. students of life sciences universities in Poland and Sweden. Own questionnaire studies were conducted in the years 2014 and 2015 on a sample of 234 consumers: 132 Polish and 102 Swedish ones. Polish students more often declared behaviours proving or leading to irrational management of food. Respondents from Sweden behaved more rationally when it comes to using food surpluses and less often declared the majority of the causes of food wastage. The results indicate the necessity to publicize the issue of food waste, especially undertaking actions aiming at its reduction in the consumption processes in the households.

A framework for managing the agri-fresh food supply chain quality in Indian industry

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Man Mohan Siddh ◽  
Gunjan Soni ◽  
Rakesh Jain ◽  
Milind Kumar Sharma ◽  
Vinod Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Organizational Sustainability ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fresh Food ◽  
Social And Environmental Performance

PurposeResearch in agri-fresh food supply chain quality (AFSCQ) has been given less consideration in developing countries as compared to developed countries and its role in achieving organizational sustainability has not been researched yet. Thus, this study aims to determine and combine numerous significant factors to establish a framework for managing AFSCQ practices favorable to organizational sustainability in the Indian context.Design/methodology/approachTo accomplish this, all-inclusive framework of AFSCQ has been established through succeeding phases of data collection, analysis using structural equation modelling along with refinement of data. The collection of data for this study was from the Indian food industry, which relates to agri-fresh food products.FindingsThe AFSCQ practices are conducive to enrich organizational sustainability, and then enhance economic, social and environmental performance indirectly. The study established relationships among the AFSCQ practices promising to enhance organizational sustainability.Originality/valueAFSCQ practices have a huge impact on organizational sustainability by means of practices that sum up activities along the whole supply chain. The organizational sustainability consists of economic, social and environmental sustainability.

scholarly journals Big Data Concept in the Food Supply Chain: Small Markets Case

2016 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentinas Navickas ◽  
Valentas Gružauskas
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Cost Minimization ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
The World

The strategies of competitive advantage are changing dramatically because of high technology development. The data size in the world is multiplying rapidly - the amount of information in the world doubles every 12 months. Therefore, the authors analyzed Big data in the food supply chain. The methodology used in the paper consists of a review of global competitiveness reports and secondary data analysis together with document-based literature synthesis; a competitiveness maximization methodology was modelled referring to a case of small markets. The supply of food industry is complicated, because of various regulations and a demand for high quality products just on time. Various companies are transporting partial freight; therefore, the visibility, lead-time and cost minimization is essential for them. However, they are unable to use all the gathered information and are not utilizing the potential that is possible. The problem of data analysis is a bigger concern to the smaller markets. Many of the small markets are less developed countries that still are not using Big data in their enterprises. In addition, new technologies are developing in the Big data industry. Therefore, the gap of technology will increase even more between large and small markets. The analysed innovation level and technology usage indicated a need for the food industry to change competitiveness strategies. Therefore, the authors developed a competitiveness strategy that is orientated to the food industry of small markets.

A reliable decision support system for fresh food supply chain management

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 1458-1485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriella Dellino ◽  
Teresa Laudadio ◽  
Renato Mari ◽  
Nicola Mastronardi ◽  
Carlo Meloni
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Decision Support System ◽  
Support System ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Fresh Food

scholarly journals Halal Risk Priority In Food Supply Chain Manajemen Based On A Technology Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-128
Author(s):  
Hana Catur Wahyuni ◽  
Waskito
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Selection ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Ahp Method ◽  
Muslim Population ◽  
Main Requirement ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
The World ◽  
Halal Food

Halal is a main requirement for Muslims in food selection. On the other hand, the increasing Muslim population in the world also encourages an increase in the availability of halal food. In its development, driven by technological advances, there is a risk of changes in halal food. These changes can occur in the food supply chain that involves various aspects. This study aims to identify risks based on technological aspects (technoware, humanware, infoware, orgaware). Furthermore, this study also aims to prioritize halal risk using the AHP method. The results showed that the type of transportation, cooperation, shipping schedule and supplier legality are sub criteria that are priority in arranging corrective actions in preventing halal risk.

Microforecasting methods for fresh food supply chain management: A computational study

2018 ◽  
Vol 147 ◽  
pp. 100-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Dellino ◽  
T. Laudadio ◽  
R. Mari ◽  
N. Mastronardi ◽  
C. Meloni
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Fresh Food

Reducing out of stock, shrinkage and overstock through RFID in the fresh food supply chain: Evidence from an Italian retail pilot

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimo Bertolini ◽  
Gino Ferretti ◽  
Giuseppe Vignali ◽  
Andrea Volpi
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Fresh Food

INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1970 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-152
Author(s):  
L. J. Filer ◽  
Lewis A. Barness ◽  
Richard B. Goldbloom ◽  
Malcolm A. Holliday ◽  
Robert W. Miller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Food ◽  
Economic Assistance ◽  
Food Problem ◽  
The World ◽  
Made In

Workers in the pediatric field have recognized that undernutrition is of major importance in developing countries around the world and have expressed interest in the extent to which efforts have been made in the United States to deal with this problem. This report attempts to bring together information from a wide variety of sources and to summarize the considerable efforts that have been made in dealing with these problems of undernutrition. It may provide a basis for future planning and involvement on the part of those concerned with solutions for the food problems abroad as well as the application of experience with them to situations in this country. The vital importance of nutrition was forcefully described by the President's Science Advisory Committee in its 1968 report on the "World Food Problem." The principal findings and conclusions reached were stated as follows: 1. the scale, severity, and duration of the world food problem are so great that a massive, long-range, innovative effort unprecedented in human history will be required to master it; 2. the solution of the problem that will exist after about 1985 demands that programs of family planning and population control be initiated now. The food supply is critical for the immediate future; 3. food supply is directly related to agricultural development and, in turn, agricultural development and overall economic development are critically interdependent in the hungry countries; and 4. a strategy for attacking the world food problem will, of necessity, encompass the entire foreign economic assistance effort of the United States in concert with other developed countries, voluntary institutions, and international organizations.

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