<mods:mods version="3.3" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-3.xsd" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><mods:titleInfo><mods:title>Digital integration to enhance market efficiency and inclusion of smallholder farmers: a proposed model for fresh fruit and vegetable supply chain</mods:title></mods:titleInfo><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">S</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Nedumaran</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">A</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Selvaraj</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">R</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Nandi</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">B</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Suchiradipta</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">P</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Jyosthnaa</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">D</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Bose</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:abstract>High-value agriculture in India is witnessing a transformation, specifically in fresh fruits and vegetables (FFV).&#13;
Supply chain stakeholders, mainly small and marginal farmers, receive a very minimal share in consumer&#13;
rupee due to market uncertainty, high post-harvest losses, information asymmetry, lack of processing facilities&#13;
and the erratic demand-supply situation. The current study draws from an extensive review to propose a&#13;
competitive, inclusive, sustainable and scalable supply chain model of primary processing centers connecting&#13;
farmers directly and efficiently with consumers. The proposed model will connect producers with the rest of&#13;
the supply chain and streamline the supply chain process to reduce post-harvest losses as much as possible.&#13;
The integration of a market information system will ensure transparency to help in better decision-making,&#13;
reduced intermediaries and information asymmetry for producers, as well as the systematic disposal of the&#13;
produce. The model will increase the efficiency of the FFV supply chain and has practical implications for&#13;
agribusiness management and policymakers in relation to FFV supply chain development in India.</mods:abstract><mods:classification authority="lcc">Smallholder Farmers</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">Vegetable and Field crops</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">Agricultural Marketing</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics</mods:classification><mods:originInfo><mods:dateIssued encoding="iso8061">2020</mods:dateIssued></mods:originInfo><mods:originInfo><mods:publisher>WAGENINGEN ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS</mods:publisher></mods:originInfo><mods:genre>Article</mods:genre></mods:mods>