FORQLAB student research on avocado loss and quality

Avocado reports and theses:

Mercy Moraa Mairura, MSc student Van Hall Larenstein 

Master thesis: Improving Communication and Coordination through an ICT Application within Avocado Cooperatives in Meru County, Kenya

Kareemat Fakorede, MSc student Van Hall Larenstein,

Master thesis: Leveraging an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Application to Enhance Communication and Coordination within Nandi Avocado Farmers’ Cooperative Society

Tom Engels and Tijmen Droog, HAS Green Academy

report Finding the right product-market fit for avocados from the Nandi cooperative ( Summary 4p)

What are the ideal product market combinations for the Nandi avocado cooperative?

Tim Droog, Tijmen 

Nicolas Burger, Maureen van den Berg and Tijn van Staalduinen, HAS Green Academy 

report Reduction of waste avocados in Kenya (summary 4p)

Dafa Dafa Witoelar, Sander Duijghuisen, Andreas Svanam, HAS Green Academy

Report: Sustainable sourcing (summary 6p)

Bart van Haaren, Gerco Duijster, Imke Noordman, HAS Green Academy

Report: Business and implementation plan container transport for Kenyan avocados (summary 5p)

Ramon Wagenaar, Diederik Houben, Henk de Glopper, HAS Green Academy

Report: Food Loss and Waste in the avocado chain Kenya-Europe (full 104p)

Jianing Zhu, InHolland University

• Article 6p: Reducing the waste of fresh avocados by using the Iceberg model
• Report 40p: Reducing the waste of fresh avocados by using the Iceberg model

Xiaoyi Zhang InHolland university

• Article 9p: Introducing frozen Kenyan avocados to Netherlands
• Report 35p: Introducing frozen Kenyan avocados to Netherlands

Yatou Lu, InHolland University

report: Fresco: a non-destructive method to measure the quality parameters of avocados

flyer: the Fresco handheld sensor

Di Sun, Meihao Xie, Xiuwen Wang, Yatao Lu and Xiaoyi Zhang, InHolland

Green Juniors Report: Reduction of Food Waste of Avocado During Post-harvest in Kenya by Applying Technology

Cynthia Onyangore, VHL

Master thesis: ICT readiness assessment for an integrated chain-wide traceability system: a case study of the avocado value chain in Nandi county, Kenya

Elizabeth Okech, VHL

Master thesis: Analysis of Food Loss and Waste in Avocado Value Chain: A case study of Avocado Value Chain among the smallholder farmers in Nandi County, Kenya

Angela Atieno Onyango, VHL

Master thesis: Scaling mechanisms for avocado loss reduction in Meru county, Kenya.

Peter Habineza, VHL

Master thesis: The Potential Contribution of Value Chain Governance in the Reduction of Avocado Production Losses Case of Abogeta West Growers’ cooperative association Ltd in Meru county, Kenya.

Harriet Asekenye, VHL

Master thesis: Reduction of food losses along the Meru avocado value chain in Kenya