Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022)
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2023-11-07
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Vásquez Bernal, O. A. ., & Gómez Sánchez, P. P. (2023). Food losses in agri-food production in Colombia: a brief background. Documentos De Trabajo ECBTI, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.22490/ECBTI.6824
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Food losses in agri-food production in Colombia: a brief background

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22490/ECBTI.6824
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Oscar Alejandro Vásquez Bernal Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia UNAD
Patricia Paola Gómez Sánchez Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia UNAD

The agri-food production chain in Colombia faces the challenge of reducing the rate of losses of food for human consumption due to waste. The importance of these losses has a greater impact on agricultural production to obtain raw materials for processing and food consumption. From a triple bottom line perspective, the economic, environmental, and social aspects are important and relevant.

The methodology used for the development of the research was exploratory, with a mixed approach (quantitative-qualitative) for the systematic review of the state of knowledge of relevant information and the 2019 National Agricultural Survey. As a result, it was observed that the most important factors contributing to the generation of food losses are climatic impacts, pests, diseases, and sanitary factors.

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