Evaluation of the Circular Economy in a Pitahaya Agri-Food Chain

Over the last decade, the circular economy (CE) has attracted attention due to the current unsustainable model of production and consumption, which involves an increased resource use and depletion. Agri-food is one of the key sectors where action must be taken to ensure the transition to a more sust...

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Autores: Diéguez Santana, Karel, Sarduy-Pereira, Liliana B., Sablón-Cossío, Neyfe, Bautista-Santos, Horacio, Sánchez-Galván, Fabiola, Ruíz Cedeño, Sebastiana del Monserrate
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
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Palabra clave:agri-food chain
pitahaya
circular economy
sustainability
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spelling Evaluation of the Circular Economy in a Pitahaya Agri-Food ChainDiéguez Santana, KarelSarduy-Pereira, Liliana B.Sablón-Cossío, NeyfeBautista-Santos, HoracioSánchez-Galván, FabiolaRuíz Cedeño, Sebastiana del Monserrateagri-food chainpitahayacircular economysustainabilityOver the last decade, the circular economy (CE) has attracted attention due to the current unsustainable model of production and consumption, which involves an increased resource use and depletion. Agri-food is one of the key sectors where action must be taken to ensure the transition to a more sustainable development model in line with circular economy principles. This study aims to evaluate the potential of implementing the circular economy in the pitahaya agri-food chain in Ecuador. The research was conducted from 2019 to 2021, during which a checklist was applied that included 91 items grouped into nine dimensions: source or supply of materials, design, manufacturing, economic circle, distribution and sales, consumption/use, 4R, remanufacturing, and sustainability. The level of the circular economy evaluated in the study was low (2.14 points out of 5). Therefore, improvements are required in the agri-food management of fruit cultivation and processing. Critical points were identified and strategies were proposed to increase competitiveness, improve environmental performance, and promote the implementation of the circular economy in this production chain. A final recommendation is to explore research on the concept of CE in the sector, mainly focused on the valorization of biomass as a contribution to the bioeconomy in order to contribute to the country’s growth within the context of sustainability.MDPI2022202220222022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10810/55929reponame:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigacióninstname:Universidad del País VascoIngléshttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/5/2950/htminfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/559292026-06-18T09:23:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Evaluation of the Circular Economy in a Pitahaya Agri-Food Chain
title Evaluation of the Circular Economy in a Pitahaya Agri-Food Chain
spellingShingle Evaluation of the Circular Economy in a Pitahaya Agri-Food Chain
Diéguez Santana, Karel
agri-food chain
pitahaya
circular economy
sustainability
title_short Evaluation of the Circular Economy in a Pitahaya Agri-Food Chain
title_full Evaluation of the Circular Economy in a Pitahaya Agri-Food Chain
title_fullStr Evaluation of the Circular Economy in a Pitahaya Agri-Food Chain
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of the Circular Economy in a Pitahaya Agri-Food Chain
title_sort Evaluation of the Circular Economy in a Pitahaya Agri-Food Chain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Diéguez Santana, Karel
Sarduy-Pereira, Liliana B.
Sablón-Cossío, Neyfe
Bautista-Santos, Horacio
Sánchez-Galván, Fabiola
Ruíz Cedeño, Sebastiana del Monserrate
author Diéguez Santana, Karel
author_facet Diéguez Santana, Karel
Sarduy-Pereira, Liliana B.
Sablón-Cossío, Neyfe
Bautista-Santos, Horacio
Sánchez-Galván, Fabiola
Ruíz Cedeño, Sebastiana del Monserrate
author_role author
author2 Sarduy-Pereira, Liliana B.
Sablón-Cossío, Neyfe
Bautista-Santos, Horacio
Sánchez-Galván, Fabiola
Ruíz Cedeño, Sebastiana del Monserrate
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author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv agri-food chain
pitahaya
circular economy
sustainability
topic agri-food chain
pitahaya
circular economy
sustainability
description Over the last decade, the circular economy (CE) has attracted attention due to the current unsustainable model of production and consumption, which involves an increased resource use and depletion. Agri-food is one of the key sectors where action must be taken to ensure the transition to a more sustainable development model in line with circular economy principles. This study aims to evaluate the potential of implementing the circular economy in the pitahaya agri-food chain in Ecuador. The research was conducted from 2019 to 2021, during which a checklist was applied that included 91 items grouped into nine dimensions: source or supply of materials, design, manufacturing, economic circle, distribution and sales, consumption/use, 4R, remanufacturing, and sustainability. The level of the circular economy evaluated in the study was low (2.14 points out of 5). Therefore, improvements are required in the agri-food management of fruit cultivation and processing. Critical points were identified and strategies were proposed to increase competitiveness, improve environmental performance, and promote the implementation of the circular economy in this production chain. A final recommendation is to explore research on the concept of CE in the sector, mainly focused on the valorization of biomass as a contribution to the bioeconomy in order to contribute to the country’s growth within the context of sustainability.
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