The main objective of this study was to analyse food loss and waste (FLW) at the production, collection, processing, distribution, and consumption level with focus on smallholder farmers in avocado value chain in Nandi County, Kenya. The findings from this study show that there is high rate of FLW produced …

Milk and milk products are responsible for around 21% of worldwide food losses, with annual after harvest milk losses ranging from 10% to 23%. Losses in production, post-harvest, and distribution are more typical in economically underdeveloped countries like Kenya. FORQLAB is a Kenyan Programme aimed …

Kenya is among the top ten avocado exporters in the world and the top exporter in Africa. There is a rising demand for good quality avocados in the domestic market in Kenya and globally. Food safety is also increasingly becoming a big concern for consumers of fresh food in local and domestic markets. …

The avocado production is considered as a main source of income for farmers who are Abogeta West growers’ cooperative members in Meru County. In our days, the available previous studies showed that avocado losses account for 35% for the local chain and 15% for the export chain but there was a scarcity …

Om het slagingspercentage (61%) van de aangenomen projecten te verhogen, zijn de kritische succesfactoren (KSF’s) van bedrijven binnen de circulaire watersector geïdentificeerd. Deze KSF’s worden vervolgens in een Excel document verwerkt ter toetsing van bedrijven om de slagingskans in een circulaire …

The research presented in this paper aims to outline how digital supply chain compliance management platforms can benefit and add value to the fresh produce industry. It seems that increased quality risks confront global food supply chains due to the accelerated complexity of supply chains (Aung & Chang, …

The Collaborative Innovation and Entrepreneurship professorship focuses on the collaborative paradigm in economic transformation - the ways diverse organizations in globalvalue chains innovate and act in partnerships to address ecological and social grand challenges. Collaboration with multiple and diverse …

Presentatie gehouden tijdens het vab (vereniging agrarische bedrijfsadviseurs) Event Verduurzaming Bedrijfsoverdracht op 2 juni 2022 in Dronten, door docent-onderzoeker Gelein Biewenga van hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein.

In het kader van het Interreg North Sea Region project "RIGHT skills for the RIGHT future" is een rapport geschreven waarin het concept waardeketens (value chains) en de ontwikkeling daarvan in de energiesector verkend is.

Understanding taste is key for optimizing the palatability of seaweeds and other non-animal-based foods rich in protein. The lingual papillae in the mouth hold taste buds with taste receptors for the five gustatory taste qualities. Each taste bud contains three distinct cell types, of which Type II cells …