Piloting reusable plastic crates in the tomato value chain in Tanzania

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cg.authorship.typesNot CGIAR international instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Vegetable Centeren
cg.contributor.affiliationWageningen University & Researchen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.initiativeFruit and Vegetables for Sustainable Healthy Diets
cg.coverage.countryTanzania
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2TZ
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot rankeden
cg.placeMontpellier, Franceen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformation
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
dc.contributor.authorMvungi, Henryen
dc.contributor.authorErnest, Zablonen
dc.contributor.authorMwambi, Mercyen
dc.contributor.authorBruno, Theresiaen
dc.contributor.authorKok, Melanieen
dc.contributor.authorDijkxhoorn, Yourien
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-14T14:02:42Zen
dc.date.available2025-04-14T14:02:42Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/174169
dc.titlePiloting reusable plastic crates in the tomato value chain in Tanzaniaen
dcterms.abstractThis study shows that reusable plastic crates outperform traditional wooden crates in reducing postharvest losses and maintaining tomato quality throughout the supply chain in northern Tanzania. Traditional wooden crates have a weight loss of 1.9% from farm to retailer, and the plastic crates only have a loss of 1%. Reusable plastic crates minimize compression damage and overloading, leading to lower weight and quality losses compared to traditional wooden crates. Additionally, tomatoes transported in plastic crates achieved higher market value, as better quality resulted in improved prices.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMvungi, Henry; Ernest, Zablon; Mwambi, Mercy; Bruno, Theresia; Kok, Melanie; and Dijkxhoorn, Youri. 2025. Piloting reusable plastic crates in the tomato value chain in Tanzania. FRESH Initiative Working Paper. Montpellier, France: CGIAR System Organization. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174169en
dcterms.extent23 p.en
dcterms.issued2025en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherCGIAR System Organizationen
dcterms.subjectcrop qualityen
dcterms.subjectpostharvest lossesen
dcterms.subjecttomatoesen
dcterms.subjectvalue chainsen
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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