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creators_name: Nedumaran, S
creators_name: Selvaraj, A
creators_name: Nandi, R
creators_name: Suchiradipta, B
creators_name: Jyosthnaa, P
creators_name: Bose, D
creators_gender: Female
creators_gender: Female
icrisatcreators_name: Nedumaran, S
icrisatcreators_name: Selvaraj, A
icrisatcreators_name: Nandi, R
icrisatcreators_name: Suchiradipta, B
icrisatcreators_name: Jyosthnaa, P
affiliation: ICRISAT (Patancheru)
affiliation: Indian Institute of Management, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad
country: India
title: Digital integration to enhance market efficiency and inclusion of smallholder farmers: a proposed model for fresh fruit and vegetable supply chain
ispublished: pub
subjects: GL1
subjects: V11
subjects: ag5
subjects: s2.4
divisions: CRPS4
full_text_status: public
keywords: Supply chain, Fresh fruits and vegetables, Primary processing centers, Market information system,
India
abstract: High-value agriculture in India is witnessing a transformation, specifically in fresh fruits and vegetables (FFV).
Supply chain stakeholders, mainly small and marginal farmers, receive a very minimal share in consumer
rupee due to market uncertainty, high post-harvest losses, information asymmetry, lack of processing facilities
and the erratic demand-supply situation. The current study draws from an extensive review to propose a
competitive, inclusive, sustainable and scalable supply chain model of primary processing centers connecting
farmers directly and efficiently with consumers. The proposed model will connect producers with the rest of
the supply chain and streamline the supply chain process to reduce post-harvest losses as much as possible.
The integration of a market information system will ensure transparency to help in better decision-making,
reduced intermediaries and information asymmetry for producers, as well as the systematic disposal of the
produce. The model will increase the efficiency of the FFV supply chain and has practical implications for
agribusiness management and policymakers in relation to FFV supply chain development in India.
date: 2020
date_type: published
publication: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review (TSI)
volume: 23
number: 3
publisher: WAGENINGEN ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS
pagerange: 319-337
id_number: doi:10.22434/IFAMR2019.0165
refereed: TRUE
issn: 1559-2448
official_url: https://doi.org/10.22434/IFAMR2019.0165
related_url_url: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=10.22434%2FIFAMR2019.0165&btnG=
citation:   Nedumaran, S and Selvaraj, A and Nandi, R and Suchiradipta, B and Jyosthnaa, P and Bose, D  (2020) Digital integration to enhance market efficiency and inclusion of smallholder farmers: a proposed model for fresh fruit and vegetable supply chain.  International Food and Agribusiness Management Review (TSI), 23 (3).  pp. 319-337.  ISSN 1559-2448     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/11718/1/ifamr2019.0165.pdf