| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 312 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge studies in agricultural economics |
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Routledge studies in agricultural economics.
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| Contents |
Introduction to food loss in the produce industry / Travis Minor and Suzanne Thornsbury -- Loss and waste: are we really measuring a problem? / Elise Golan, Travis Minor, and Suzanne Thornsbury -- Existing efforts in measuring and modeling early value-chain food losses / Brian E. Roe -- Economic trade-offs in food loss policies / Fred Kuchler and Travis Minor -- Empirical modeling of food loss in the produce sector / Timothy J. Richards and Ashok K. Mishra -- USDA and EPA estimation methods for food loss and waste in the United States / Jean Buzby, Claudia Fabiano, and Jeanine Bentley -- Food loss in Canada / Abdel Felfel -- Measuring food losses at the national and subnational levels: FAO's methodology for monitoring Sustainable Development Goals / Carola Fabi and Alicia English -- Food loss on the farm: lessons learned from conversations with produce growers / Lisa K. Johnson and Rebecca D. Dunning -- Tomato tales: comparing loss-reduction drivers and opportunities across U.S. fresh tomato supply chains / Gregory Baker, Linda Calvin, Anne Gillman, Lisa Kitinoja, Travis Osland, Pete Pearson, Leigh Prezkop, Brian E. Roe, Edward Spang, and Jean Baptiste Tooley -- Case study on processing tomatoes / Brenna Ellison and Sharon R. Skorbiansky -- Case study on food loss in fresh potatoes / Timothy J. Richards and Ashok K. Mishra -- Strawberries: food loss and loss prevention opportunities / Adriel S. Hsu-Flanders, Laura Gallagher, and Norbert L.W. Wilson -- Understanding food loss in romaine lettuce / Travis Minor and Gregory Astill -- Peaches / Claudia Hitaj -- Market price volatility and food loss at the farm level / Michael K. Adjemian and Mesbah Motamed -- The evolving role of labor availability in production decisions and food loss / Steven Zahniser, Claudia Hitaj, Brandon Johnson, and Tom Hertz -- The role of technology along the supply chain in mitigating food loss / Brenna Ellison, Travis Minor, Suzanne Thornsbury, and Greg Astill -- Contracting and quality standards in fresh produce markets and how they impact food loss / Sharon R. Skorbiansky, and Brenna Ellison -- From gleaning to for-profits: efforts to mitigate food loss and feed people / Laura Gallagher, Adriel S. Hsu-Flanders, and Norbert L.W. Wilson -- The role of policy in addressing food loss / Emily Broad Leib and Katie Sandson -- Food loss as a wicked problem / Suzanne Thornsbury and Travis Minor |
| Summary |
"Food loss is a serious issue in the United States. It affects all aspects of the supply chain, from farmers to consumers. While much is already known about loss at the consumer level, our understanding of the amount of food that never makes it to this stage is more limited. The Economics of Food Loss in the Produce Industry focuses on the economics of food loss as they apply to on-farm produce production, and the losses that are experienced early. The book both analyses current food loss literature and presents new empirical research. It draws lessons from those who have encountered these issues by focusing on how past regional or national estimates of food loss have been conducted with varying degrees of success. It includes chapters on several themes: understanding food loss from an economic perspective; efforts to measure food loss; case studies across commodities within the produce industry; and economic risks and opportunities. The commodity case studies provide detailed discussion of factors impacting changes in loss levels within the produce industry, and a wealth of knowledge on strategies and contexts is developed. The book concludes by identifying critical knowledge gaps and establishing future priorities. This book serves as an essential reference guide for academics, researchers, students, legislative liaisons, non-profit associations, and think tank groups in agriculture and agricultural economics"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Travis Minor is Cross-Commodity Analyst for Specialty Crops in the Crops Branch of the Market and Trade Economics Division of the United States Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service. Suzanne Thornsbury is Chief of the Crops Branch in the Market and Trade Economics Division of the United States Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service. Ashok K. Mishra is Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation Chair in Food Management, Morrison School of Agribusiness, W. P. Carey School of Business, at the Arizona State University, USA |
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 20, 2019) |
| Subject |
Produce trade -- Waste minimization -- United States
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Food waste -- United States
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Food supply -- United States
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Agribusiness
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Food supply
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Food waste
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Minor, Travis, editor.
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Thornsbury, Suzanne D., editor.
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Mishra, Ashok K. (Ashok Kumar), 1967- editor.
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| LC no. |
2019040055 |
| ISBN |
9780429554698 |
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0429554699 |
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9780429559167 |
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042955916X |
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9780429563638 |
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0429563639 |
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9780429264139 |
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0429264135 |
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