Open AccessEvolution of research related to fruit and vegetable waste in agrifood supply chains: analysing past publications seeking to identify a path to future research
Author(s) -
Patrícia Guarnieri,
Raiane Costa Coimbra Aguiar,
Karim Marini Thomé
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
independent journal of management and production
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2236-269X
DOI - 10.14807/ijmp.v12i2.1325
Subject(s) - food waste , context (archaeology) , theme (computing) , supply chain , food supply , systematic review , population , point (geometry) , business , marketing , environmental planning , agricultural economics , computer science , geography , political science , engineering , economics , environmental health , medline , waste management , medicine , mathematics , archaeology , law , operating system , geometry
Population growth, coupled with a growing demand for food, and its consequent waste and economic, social, environmental, and nutritional impacts, has drawn attention to global discussions related to such issues. In this context, the objective of this research was to provide an overview of studies addressing food waste, in particular, fruits and vegetables. To achieve this purpose, a systematic literature review was carried out, covering papers published in international journals from 2007 to 2017, available in the Science Direct database. The results point out the best practices to avoid food waste, as mentioned in the literature considered. In addition, this study gathered information regarding the main characteristics of publications, such as the evolution of the number of publications per year; main methods and techniques used in research, and which journals excel at covering the theme. This paper may be useful to researchers and practitioners interested in this topic since it systematizes the knowledge related to food waste in fruit and vegetable supply chains.