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Producing sustainable packaging from agricultural waste: Producing sustainable packaging from agricultural waste

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Producing sustainable packaging from agricultural waste: Producing sustainable packaging from agricultural waste. / Charlton, Adam.
1 p. Autumn 2020 ed. 2020, Welsh Government- Advances Wales- article on biobased packaging collaboration with Uganda.

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Charlton, A 2020, Producing sustainable packaging from agricultural waste: Producing sustainable packaging from agricultural waste..

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Charlton, A. (2020). Producing sustainable packaging from agricultural waste: Producing sustainable packaging from agricultural waste. (Autumn 2020 ed.)

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Charlton A. 2020. Producing sustainable packaging from agricultural waste: Producing sustainable packaging from agricultural waste. 1 p. Autumn 2020 ed.

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Charlton, Adam, Producing sustainable packaging from agricultural waste: Producing sustainable packaging from agricultural waste, Autumn 2020 udg., 2020.

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Charlton A. Producing sustainable packaging from agricultural waste: Producing sustainable packaging from agricultural waste. 2020. 1 p.

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Charlton, Adam. / Producing sustainable packaging from agricultural waste : Producing sustainable packaging from agricultural waste. 2020. 1 p.

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TY - GEN

T1 - Producing sustainable packaging from agricultural waste

T2 - Producing sustainable packaging from agricultural waste

AU - Charlton, Adam

PY - 2020

Y1 - 2020

N2 - Post harvest losses are caused by freshproduce spoilage during transportationfrom the farm to the market, whichtypically results from the use ofsub-optimal packaging materials.These losses have a significant impacton food security, as well as farmerincomes, in East Africa. In Uganda's fruitand vegetable sector, it is estimated that30-40 per cent of fresh produce is wastedthrough post harvest losses, rising to 60per cent for tomatoes.

AB - Post harvest losses are caused by freshproduce spoilage during transportationfrom the farm to the market, whichtypically results from the use ofsub-optimal packaging materials.These losses have a significant impacton food security, as well as farmerincomes, in East Africa. In Uganda's fruitand vegetable sector, it is estimated that30-40 per cent of fresh produce is wastedthrough post harvest losses, rising to 60per cent for tomatoes.

M3 - Other contribution

VL - 94

ER -