Articles
Transforming agricultural supply-chain through postharvest engineering and appropriate technology
Article number
1152_57
Pages
421 – 428
Language
English
Abstract
Agricultural supply-chain in developing countries has been recognized to have critical complications, e.g., seasonal supply-demand complexity, high emission factor, economic inequality, social conflicts, etc.
Thus, it requires a significant transformation to solve its latent problems.
This study suggests the transformation by conducting a postharvest engineering by the application of appropriate technology.
As an ex-farm strategy, postharvest engineering offers less interventions to any existing process taken by least developing societal groups.
In parallel, appropriate technology puts an emphasis on the sustainability of a technological solution by using indigenous knowledge as its basis.
Their combination will then transform the whole supply-chain in terms of four different perspectives.
Technically, supply-chain complexity requires an interconnected calculation of supply-demand network.
Besides, economic value added needs to be redistributed throughout the chain.
Next, applying an appropriate technology in conducting postharvest processing will change the life-cycle assessment of a commodity being treated.
Then, involved parties in the chain require a renewed partnership to intermediate different interests.
In short, this study proposes a notion on a set of comprehensive solutions from different views to solve problematic issues within any agricultural supply-chain in many developing countries.
Thus, it requires a significant transformation to solve its latent problems.
This study suggests the transformation by conducting a postharvest engineering by the application of appropriate technology.
As an ex-farm strategy, postharvest engineering offers less interventions to any existing process taken by least developing societal groups.
In parallel, appropriate technology puts an emphasis on the sustainability of a technological solution by using indigenous knowledge as its basis.
Their combination will then transform the whole supply-chain in terms of four different perspectives.
Technically, supply-chain complexity requires an interconnected calculation of supply-demand network.
Besides, economic value added needs to be redistributed throughout the chain.
Next, applying an appropriate technology in conducting postharvest processing will change the life-cycle assessment of a commodity being treated.
Then, involved parties in the chain require a renewed partnership to intermediate different interests.
In short, this study proposes a notion on a set of comprehensive solutions from different views to solve problematic issues within any agricultural supply-chain in many developing countries.
Authors
C.P.M. Sianipar, G. Yudoko, K. Dowaki
Keywords
agricultural supply-chain, postharvest engineering, appropriate technology, sustainability, value chain, life-cycle assessment, social partnership
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